Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh
| Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
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| গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী | |
| Style |
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| Status | Abolished |
| Abbreviation | DPM |
| Member of | |
| Seat | Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka |
| Appointer | President on the advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the Prime Minister |
| Formation | 17 April 1979 |
| First holder | Moudud Ahmed |
| Final holder | Shah Moazzem Hossain |
| Abolished | 6 December 1990 |
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The deputy prime minister of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Bangladesher Upo-Prodhanmontri), officially Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Gonoprojatantri Bangladesh Shorkarer Upo-Prodhanmontri) was the second chief executive of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the second highest ranking Parliamentary Leader of the Jatiya Sangsad. A Deputy Prime Minister might, in the absence of the Prime Minister, carry out the functions of the Cabinet as well as the responsibilities of any other independent ministry.