Bangladesh order of precedence

The Bangladesh Order of Precedence , 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. It is to be noted that 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] Though the Government has filed a review petition, the Appellate Division did not stay the execution of the judgment. Cabinet division has revised and published a new warrant of precedence in July 2020 which contradicts with the judgement of the Supreme Court on Warrant of Precedence. If any law or ordinance conflicts with the Constitution[2] or the interpretation of the Constitution given by the Supreme Court, the Constitution or the interpretation of the Constitution by the Supreme Court shall prevail.

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
    • Election Commissioners
    • Persons holding appointments accorded status of a State Minister without being members of the Cabinet
    10
    • Deputy Ministers of the Republic
    11
    • Persons holding appointments accorded status of a Deputy Minister
    12

    ArmyGeneral SM Shafiuddin Ahmed

    NavyAdmiral M Shaheen Iqbal

    Air ForceAir Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan

    13
    14
    • Visiting Ambassadors and High Commissioners not accredited to Bangladesh
    15
    16
    17
    18
    • Mayors of the civic corporations (within the jurisdiction of their respective corporation)
    19
    • Additional Secretaries to the Government
    • Additional Attorney-General
    • Director Generals of Anti Corruption Commission
    • Professors of Universities in selection grade
    • Visiting Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Bangladesh
    20
    • Managing Director -

    Bangladesh Biman

    • Members -

    Public Service Commission

    National Board of Revenue

    21
    • Commissioners of Divisions within their respective charges
    • Additional Inspector General of Police
    • Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates/Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrates/Joint District and Sessions Judges/Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judges
    • Deputy Registrars of Supreme Court of Bangladesh
    • Director General -

    Bangladesh Ansar

    Department of Immigration & Passports

    Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence

    • Officers of the rank of Brigadier in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
    22
    • Commissioners of Divisions outside their respective charges
    • Deputy Inspectors General of Police within their respective charges
    • Officers of the rank of Full Colonel in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
    • Officers of the status of Joint Secretary to the Government
    23
    • Additional Commissioners (within respective charges)
    • Mayors of Civic Corporations outside their respective charges
    24
    • Deputy Commissioners within their respective charges
    • Deputy Inspectors General of Police outside their charges
    • Chairmen of District Councils (if elected) within their respective charges.
    • Officers of the rank if Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
    25
    • Deputy Secretaries of the government
    • Senior Judicial Magistrates/Metropolitan Magistrates/Senior Assistant Judges
    • Superintendents of Police within their respective charges
    • Assistant Registrars of Supreme Court of Bangladesh
    • 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 of Upazila Parishads within their respective charges

    Key Aspects

    1. The order in this warrant of Precedence is meant for state and ceremonial occasions.
    2. The entries in the above table, which are in alphabetical order on each article, apply exclusively to the persons mentioned in the table of precedence and, while regulating their relative precedence with each other do not give them any precedence over members of the non-official community in Bangladesh, not mentioned in the table who shall take their place according to usage.
    3. Persons in the above table will take precedence in order of the number of the entries. Those included in the same number will take precedence inter se according to the date of entry into that number. When two or more persons enter an article on the same date, their inter se seniority will be fixed in the basis of length of class I service, in case of officers, and in the case on an elected office bearer given precedence over permanent Government servants entering the article on the same date. Amongst elected office-bearers entering article on the same date precedence will be accorded by alphabetical order of the surname. Officers of the Defense Services, in the same article will rank inter se according to their relative service seniority.
    4. When a person holds more than one position in the table, he will be entitled to the highest position accorded to him.
    5. Officers who are temporarily officiating in any number of the table he will take precedence in that number below permanent incumbents.
    6. All officers not mentioned in the above table, whose rank is regulated by comparison with rank in the Army will have the same precedence with reference to Civil Servant as is enjoyed by military officers of equivalent grades (see table of equivalent ranks given under note 9 below).
    7. Married ladies, unless by virtue of holding an appointment themselves they are entitled to a higher position in the table, shall take place according to the precedence herein assigned to their respective husbands.
    8. All other persons not mentioned in the above table will take precedence according to general usage, which is to be explained and determined by the President in case any question shall arise.

    References

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