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  List of Commonwealth Prime Ministers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Prime Minister of Jamaica - Percival Patterson (1992)
The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Ralph Gonsalves (2001)
The Prime Minister of the Bahamas - Perry Christie (2002)
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 Bangladesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Bangladesh consists mostly of a low-lying river delta located on the Indian subcontinent with a largely marshy jungle coastline on the Bay of Bengal known as the Sundarbans, home to the (Royal) Bengal Tiger and one of the largest mangrove forests in the world.
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 Encyclopedia: List of Commonwealth Prime Ministers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives...
This is a list of Chief Ministers and Prime Ministers of Grenada Chief Minister Eric Gairy (1954-1956, 1958-1960) Herbert A. Blaize (1960-1961) George E. Clyne (1961) Eric Gairy (1961-1962) Herbert A. Blaize (1962-1967) Prime Minister Eric Gairy (1967-1979) Maurice Bishop (1979-1983) Hudson...
The Prime Minister of Singapore is the elected head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior of August 9, 1965, the State of Singapore), being the leader of the largest party in the unicameral Parliament.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Commonwealth-Prime-Ministers   (1665 words)

  
 Malaysia and Indonesia among the D-8 Group: Islamic ministers meet ahead of Bangladesh summit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
DHAKA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Ministers and key foreign ministry officials of eight Islamic developing countries met in Dhaka on Saturday to finalise the agenda and draft declaration of a two-day summit of leaders beginning on Monday, officials said.
They said the meeting was evaluating the progress of economic and technical cooperation as recommended in the first summit of the countries, known as D-8 group, in the Turkish capital Istanbul in 1997.
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia, President Suleyman Demirel of Turkey and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan plan to attend, the foreign ministry said.
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 Bangladesh - Gurupedia
The prime minister is appointed by the president and must be a member of parliament (MP) whom the president feels commands the confidence of the majority of other MPs.
Bangladesh consists mostly of a low-lying river delta located on the Indian subcontinent with a largely marshy jungle coastline on the Bay of Bengal known as the Sundarbans, home to the (Royal) Bengal Tiger.
Bangladesh is plagued by overpopulation, while many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land.
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 angel's home - Know Bangladesh, learn Bangladesh
Bangladesh's low-lying landscape is dominated by the confluence of the Ganges (or Padma, as the united streams of the Ganges and Brahmaputra are known), the Brahmaputra (Jamuna), and the Meghna river systems, which empty into the Bay of Bengal.
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with the highest densities occurring in and around the capital city of Dhaka.
Bangladesh has a rather high rate of population growth, and almost one-half of the population is under 15 years of age.
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 Virtual Bangladesh : Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The executive power of the republic is exercised by or on the advice of the Prime Minister who commands the support of the majority members of Parliament and is appointed by the President.
The Prime Minister nominates the cabinet members from among Parliament members and one-tenths of the total members are from outside of the Parliament.
In the Bangladesh parliamentary systems, the head of state (the President) is generally a ceremonial position.
www.virtualbangladesh.com /bd_government.html   (176 words)

  
 Bangladesh Assessment 2003
Earlier on January 7, 2003, India's Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, during a conference of Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police at Delhi, observed that there were approximately 15 million Bangladeshis staying illegally in India, and that they posed a serious threat to the country's internal security.
The current regime in Bangladesh, moreover, is regarded as being much 'closer' to Pakistan than its predecessor, and the linkages between the Bangladesh Army and intelligence apparatus, on the one hand, and their Pakistani counterparts, on the other, are known to be strong, and growing stronger.
Bangladesh continued to be a transit route for arms and narcotics trafficking and the country’s Home Minister, Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, validated this while he was speaking at a national workshop on drug control in Mirpur in February 2002.
www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/bangladesh   (3432 words)

  
 Local Government in Asia and the Pacific - Bangladesh
Bangladesh lies in the northeastern part of South Asia between 20 34' and 26 38' north latitude and 88 01' and 92 41' east longitude.
The limits of territorial waters of Bangladesh are 12 nautical miles; the area of the high seas extending to 200 nautical miles measured from the base lines constitutes the economic zone of the country.
Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries of the world in terms of GNP per capita (which was about 270 US dollars in 1997) it ranks among the lowest 10.
www.unescap.org /huset/lgstudy/country/bangladesh/bangladesh.html   (6825 words)

  
 .:: THE BANGLADESH OBSERVER - Net Edition ::.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Water Resources Minister Hafizuddin Ahmed in his concluding remarks urged the civil societies of both India and Bangladesh to raise their voice against the planned project in view of its deadly affect on the overall ecology and socio-economic life in across the region.
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Bangladesh Jatiya Jadughar, Bangladesh Jatiya Karushilpa Parisad and Bengal Foundation jointly organised the fair as part of the celebration of the birth anniversary of Zainul at state level.
LGRD minister said a vested quarter has started conspiracy against the government when the present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has paved the way of massive development in the country and people are living in peace and harmony.
www.bangladeshobserveronline.com /new/2004/12/18/front.htm   (6035 words)

  
 Bangladesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy, with broad powers exercised by the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, the leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), came to power in elections on October 1 deemed to be free and fair by international observers.
Then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina challenged her supporters and the police to retaliate for the killing of her student supporters, declaring that there should be 10 opposition bodies for each one from the ruling party.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/sa/8224.htm   (18316 words)

  
 Woman Premier Ministers
As Prime Minister, she also held the posts as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defence, Finance etc, and before her appointment to Prime Minister in 1994, she was Senior Minister without Portfolio (Second in Cabinet) in her daughter, Chandrika's cabinet.
Minister of Environmental Protection 1974-79, Deputy Leader 1975-81, Deputy Parliamentary Leader1980-81, Leader 1981-93 and Parliamentary Leader, Parliamentary Leader of Arbeiderpartiet, Labour, 1980-81 and 1989-90 Chairperson of the Foreign and 1989-90 of the Finance Committees, From 1998 Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, and Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations.
She was appointed Acting Prime Minister upon her designation, which was vetoed by the parliament at the 30.7 and about one month later the parliament also rejected President Kim Dae Jung's nominee as her successor.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /Premier_Ministers.htm   (2293 words)

  
 The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 202   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bangladesh has less than a half telephone for every 100 people and more than 85 percent of its mobile phone users are unable to access the fixed network of state-owned monopoly.
Bangladesh government must seek apology for the ICT ministry's ungrateful distortion of Norway's lone financial contribution to this landmark infrastructure project.
However, while concluding her Plenary address in WSIS, the prime minister said, "We need to demonstrate progress before we meet again in Tunis in 2005." If the government continues with the current outfit of its ICT ministry the PM's desired progress, during next two years in ICT, will be inevitably towards the opposite direction.
www.thedailystar.net /2003/12/19/d3121901099.htm   (1025 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bangladesh tops most corrupt list
Bangladesh has been ranked as the most corrupt country on earth in the latest list of corrupt nations published by Transparency International.
This list is quite controversial in Bangladesh and government ministers have dismissed the index in the past on the grounds that perceptions do not necessarily mean that it is true.
In a televised address last week, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Khaleda Zia rejected criticism from opposition parties that her government did nothing to deal with the problem.
feeds.bangladeshnews.net /?rid=fe909234b5d795ed&...   (351 words)

  
 Welcome
The Inaugural Cceremony of the Second LDC Trade Ministers' Meeting organised by the Ministry of Commerce, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh will be held at the Grand Ballroom of PAn Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka on Monday, the 2nd June 2003 at 11:00 a.m.
Begum Khaleda Zia, Hon'ble Prime Minister, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has kindly consented to grace the occasion as the Chief Guest and inaugurate the Ceremony.
Hon'ble Minister for Commerce, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh will chair the Inaugural Ceremony.
www.sdnbd.org /sdi/issues/economy/ldc_dhaka/inaugural.htm   (155 words)

  
 Country Profile - Bangladesh
Bangladesh recognizes the vital importance of participating in the global attempts to halt the process of environmental deterioration.
In Bangladesh, poverty and unemployment are at critical stage, and poverty alleviation occupies a central theme in the national development policies and actions.
The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) is, in principle, responsible for developing and implementing a national strategy and necessary infrastructure for the collection, handling, treatment, conditioning, transportation, storage and disposal of radioactive wastes in compliance with the regulatory requirements, duly considering local and socio-economic conditions of the country.
www.un.org /esa/earthsummit/bang-cp.htm   (10458 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Tokyo Declaration on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka
The Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka was held on June 9 and 10 in Tokyo with the participation of Ministers and representatives from 51 countries and 22 international organizations.
The list of participating countries and international organizations is attached.
Junichiro Koizumi, and the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Mr.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-64DEYJ?OpenDocument   (2112 words)

  
 Powell due today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On bilateral plane, the Bangladesh side is expected to raise the duty- and quota-free access of Bangladeshi products to the US market and special concessions beyond the year 2005, taking a liberal policy on visit and immigration visas for its citizens and showing a soft attitude toward Bangladeshis living in the United States.
Bangladesh side will also request the US Secretary of State to exclude the name of Bangladesh from the State Department's Immigration and Naturalisation Service (INS) list.
Since then the Bangladesh government has been requesting the US administration to exclude Bangladesh from the INS list on the grounds that Bangladesh is a moderate Muslim nation, a strong ally of the United States in the global campaign against terrorism and plays a leading role in the UN peace-keeping missions.
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 Investment Opportunities
The Board, headed by the Prime Minister of the Republic and represented by Ministers and Secretaries of the concerned Ministries, is vested with necessary powers to take decisions for speedy implementation of new industrial projects and provide operational support services to the existing ones.
There is an Executive Council of BOI consisting of an Executive Chairman and Members entrusted with the responsibility of creating a congenial climate for industrial investment in Bangladesh by simplifying the procedural matters and providing necessary facilities and services to the investors.
The list of sponsoring agencies responsible for private sector industrial development and their respective areas of responsibilities are as follows:
www.un.int /bangladesh/gen/invest.htm   (920 words)

  
 List of Commonwealth Prime Ministers -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
(The person who holds the position of head of state in England) Prime Ministers of (A world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another) Commonwealth nations in order of appointment:
The Prime Minister of Australia - (Click link for more info and facts about John Howard) John Howard (1996)
The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - (Click link for more info and facts about Ralph Gonsalves) Ralph Gonsalves (2001)
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/Li/List_of_Commonwealth_Prime_Ministers.htm   (697 words)

  
 List of Prime Ministers of Guyana -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
List of Prime Ministers of Guyana -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
This page lists chief ministers and prime ministers of (A republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966) Guyana.
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 Bangladesh Politics @ e-mela.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
According to the Prime Minister, the country is enjoying the best democratic environment ever.
BNP lawmakers Sadek Hossain Khoka, Zainal Abedin Faruk and former minister Abdullah Al-Noman and three others received rubber bullet injuries in police firing at Saidabad when they were returning after organising a procession at Jatrabari, Dhaka.
(the husband of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina) has recently broken a car in front of the GonoBhaban.
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 President Of Bangladesh Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 List of Presidents of Bangladesh - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
List of Presidents of Bangladesh - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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During his six-month stint in the hot seat, the chief minister had set in motion an exercise to audit the state of healthcare and education in the districts.
“Once the minister knows that the chief minister means business, he will ask his secretary to deliver and the effect will trickle down to the lowest level,” they said.
When Basu was offered prime ministership of the United Front government, his Front colleagues cited his uninterrupted tenure as chief minister as one of his “main qualifications”.
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 The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Executive branch
Chief of state includes the name and title of the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government.
In the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government.
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the monarch
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 CIA - The World Factbook -- FAQs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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Taiwan is listed after the regular entries because even though the mainland People's Republic of China claims Taiwan, elected Taiwanese authorities de facto administer the island and reject mainland sovereignty claims.
In the future, such a category may be adopted listing the extremes, but also adding a normal temperature range found throughout most of a country’s territory.
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