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Politics
The President, while head of state, holds a largely
ceremonial post, with real power held by the Prime Minister, who is head of
government. The president is elected by the legislature every five years and his
normally limited powers are substantially expanded during the tenure of a
caretaker government, mainly in controlling the transition to a new government.
The prime minister is appointed by the president and must be a Member of Parliament
(MP) who the president feels commands the confidence of the majority of other
MPs. The cabinet is composed of ministers selected by the prime minister and
appointed by the president. The unicameral Bangladeshi parliament is the House
of the Nation or Jatiya Sangsad, whose 300 members are elected by popular vote
from single territorial constituencies for five-year terms of office. The
highest judiciary body is the Supreme Court, of which the chief justices and
other judges are appointed by the president. Khaleda Zia is currently the Prime
Minister of Bangladesh. The politics of
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