Mohammad Fazlul Haque (, ''Fojlul Hoq'') (30 June 1938 – 16 November 2023) was a Bangladeshi
High Court judge who served as the interim chief adviser of the non-partisan
caretaker government of Bangladesh for one day before transition of
Fakhruddin Ministry in January 2007.
Life and career
Fazlul Haque was born on 30 June 1938.
He was appointed as one of the ten advisers of the non-party
caretaker government of Bangladesh under the leadership of
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and
Chief Advisor Iajuddin Ahmed
Iajuddin Ahmed (1 February 193110 December 2012) was the President of Bangladesh, serving from 6 September 2002 until 12 February 2009.
With a doctorate in soil science, Ahmed became a full professor at the University of Dhaka and chairman of ...
on October 31, 2006,
the equivalent of a government minister, holding multiple
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During the political crisis in late 2006 when the Chief Adviser acted out of his own accord and decided to hold elections anyway even if
Awami League
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didn't contest, Justice Fazlul Haque, along with other advisers, repeatedly held meetings fruitlessly with Awami League leaders to ensure fair elections in the January 22, 2007.
although he did not resign en masse with the four advisers to protest against the difference in opinion with the Chief Adviser.
When the Chief Adviser finally consented to resign from office on January 11, 2007, Justice Fazlul Haque was appointed the new chief of the caretaker government until a replacement was available.
The replacement,
Fakhruddin Ahmed
Fakhruddin Ahmed (; born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank. He also served as the 4th Chief Adviser of Caretaker government of Bangladesh.
On 12 Janu ...
was available in a day, on January 12, thus completing the
shortest tenure of a head of government in Bangladesh.
During 2008, he was charged by the
Anti-Corruption Commission with hiding illegally acquired wealth. The court case against him lasted at least through 2017. His son confessed to corruption to the
Truth and Accountability Commission.
Fazlul Haque died on 16 November 2023, at the age of 85.
References
1938 births
2023 deaths
Chief advisors of Bangladesh
Advisers of caretaker governments of Bangladesh
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