The order of precedence in Bangladesh, officially known as Warrant of Precedence, is a symbolic hierarchy that lays down the relative precedence in terms of ranks of important functionaries belonging to the executive, legislative and judicial organs of the state, including members of the foreign diplomatic corps. When a person holds more than one position, the highest position is considered. The Warrant of Precedence was challenged by a writ petition. On November 10, 2016, the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court issued a full judgment on the writ of Warrant of Precedence.[1] The Government filed a review petition, thought the Appellate Division did not stay the execution of the judgment. Cabinet division revised and published a new warrant of precedence in July 2020 which contradicts the judgement of the Supreme Court on Warrant of Precedence.

Order

Order of Precedence of Bangladesh
Rank Position
1
2
3
4
  • Former Presidents of the Republic
5
6
  • Persons holding appointments accorded status of a Minister without being members of the Cabinet
7
8
9
10
  • Deputy Ministers of the Republic
11
  • Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to Bangladesh
  • Persons holding appointments accorded status of a Deputy Minister
12
13
14
  • Visiting Ambassadors and High Commissioners not accredited to Bangladesh
15
16
17
18
  • Mayors of the city corporations (within the jurisdiction of their respective corporation)
19
20
21
  • Commissioners of Divisions within their respective charges
22
  • Additional Chief Architect
  • Additional Chief Engineers of Government Departments
  • Additional Director General, Health Services
  • Commissioners of Divisions outside their respective charges
  • Commissioners of Taxes
  • Consuls General
  • Councilors of Embassies, High Commissions, and Legations of Foreign and Commonwealth Government
  • Inspector General of Prisons
  • Joint Chief, Planning Commission
  • Officers of the rank of Full Colonel in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
  • Additional Deputy Inspectors General of Police outside their charges
  • Officers of the status of Joint Secretary to the Government
  • Principals of Medical and Engineering Colleges and Professors of Universities
23
  • Additional Commissioners (within respective charges)
  • Mayors of City Corporations outside their respective charges
  • Military, Naval, and Air Attaches to Embassies and Legations and Military, Naval, and Air Advisors to High Commissions
  • Professors of Medical and Engineering Colleges
24
  • Deputy Commissioners within their respective charges
  • Senior Judicial Magistrates/Metropolitan Magistrates/Senior Assistant Judges
  • Assistant Registrars of the Supreme Court
  • Officers of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
  • Superintendents of Police within their respective charges
25
  • Deputy Secretaries of the government
  • Civil Surgeons within their respective charge
  • Officers of the rank of Major in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
  • Chairmen (if elected) of class I Municipalities within their charges
  • Chairmen (if elected) of Upazila Parishads within their respective charges

References

  1. "Supreme Court releases full verdict on Warrant of Precedence".
  2. "IGP given senior secretary status". The Daily Observer. 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.