Abstract:
The Constitution provides a presidential form of government
in Bangladesh. The President is both head of state and head
of the government. All executive authority is vested in him.
He exercises that authority either directly or through
subordinate officers in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution. The Constitution also provides for a Council of
Ministers, consisting of a Prime Minister, one or more Deputy
Prime Ministers, and other Ministers who are to aid and
advise the President in the discharge of his executive
functions. The business of the government is conducted through a number
of ministries each in the charge of a Minister. Schedule I of
the Rules of Business enumerates the detailed functions of
the m i n i s t r i e s . Each M i n i s t r y cons i s t s of one or more
Divisions. A Division is the principal unit of a Ministry
responsible for the administration of a general area of
government business. The Ministries and Divisions are divided
into wings, branches and sections in order to ensure the
efficient disposal of their business. The official head of a Ministry is the Secretary, a senior
civil servant who acts as the principal advisor to the
Minister on all matters of policy and administration. The
Secretary is responsible for the proper conduct of business
according to the Rules of Business and the Secretariat
Instructions and also acts as the Principal Accounting
Officer of the Ministry, Attached Departments and other
Agencies under the control of the Ministry. In this capacity
Secretary is responsible for making sure that funds are spent
by the Ministry in accordance with the rules laid down by the
Ministry of Finance.
