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This article lists the prime ministers of Bangladesh, and includes persons sworn into the office of Prime Minister of Bangladesh following the Proclamation of Independence and the establishment of the Provisional Government in 1971.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972) | |||||||
| 1 | Tajuddin Ahmad (1925–1975) | — | 17 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | 270 days | Awami League | |
| People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present) | |||||||
| 2 |  | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920–1975) | 1973 | 12 January 1972 | 25 January 1975 | 3 years, 13 days | Awami League |
| 3 |  | Muhammad Mansur Ali (1917–1975) | — | 25 January 1975 | 15 August 1975 (Deposed in a coup) | 202 days | BaKSAL |
| Post abolished (15 August 1975 – 29 June 1978) | |||||||
| — |  | Mashiur Rahman (1924–1979) [lower-alpha 1] | — | 29 June 1978 | 12 March 1979 (Died in office) | 256 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 4 |  | Shah Azizur Rahman (1925–1988) | 1979 | 15 April 1979 | 24 March 1982 (Deposed in a coup) | 2 years, 343 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Post abolished (24 March 1982 – 30 March 1984) | |||||||
| 5 | Ataur Rahman Khan (1905–1991) | — | 30 March 1984 | 9 July 1986 | 2 years, 101 days | Jatiya Party | |
| 6 |  | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (1928–2006) | 1986 | 9 July 1986 | 27 March 1988 | 1 year, 262 days | Jatiya Party |
| 7 |  | Moudud Ahmed (1940–2021) | 1988 | 27 March 1988 | 12 August 1989 | 1 year, 138 days | Jatiya Party |
| 8 |  | Kazi Zafar Ahmed (1939–2015) | — | 12 August 1989 | 6 December 1990 | 1 year, 116 days | Jatiya Party |
| Post abolished (6 December 1990 – 20 March 1991) | |||||||
| 9 |  | Khaleda Zia (born 1945) | 1991 1996 (Feb) | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | 5 years, 10 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| — |  | Muhammad Habibur Rahman (1928–2014) | — | 30 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | 85 days | Independent |
| 10 |  | Sheikh Hasina (born 1947) | 1996 (Jun) | 23 June 1996 | 15 July 2001 | 5 years, 22 days | Awami League |
| — | Latifur Rahman (1936–2017) | — | 15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 87 days | Independent | |
| (9) | | Khaleda Zia (born 1945) | 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | 5 years, 19 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| — |  | Iajuddin Ahmed (1931–2012) [lower-alpha 2] | — | 29 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | 74 days | Independent |
| — | | Fazlul Haque (born 1938) [lower-alpha 3] | — | 11 January 2007 | 12 January 2007 | 1 day | Independent |
| — |  | Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1940) | — | 12 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | 1 year, 360 days | Independent |
| (10) | | Sheikh Hasina (born 1947) | 2008 2014 2018 2024 | 6 January 2009 | Incumbent | 15 years, 120 days | Awami League |
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