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Government agencies in Bangladesh

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ29378937 ↗
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The Government agencies in Bangladesh are state controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Bangladesh. The Government Ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy decisions. Some of the work of the government is carried out through state enterprises or limited companies.

Legislative

Jatiya Sangsad

Office of the Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad

Sangsad committees

Parliament Secretariat

Sangsad Television

Sangsad Library

Judicial branch

Supreme Court

Supreme Court

Appellate Division

High Court Division

Chief Justice

Attorney General

District Courts

Civil Courts

District Judge Court

Additional District Judge Court

Joint District Judge Court

Senior Assistant Judge Court

Assistant Judge Court

Criminal Courts

Session Judge Court

District Judge Court

District Session Judge Court

Additional District Session Judge Court

Joint District Session Judge Court

Magistrate Court

District Magistrate Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate Court

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court

Senior Judicial Magistrate Court

Judicial Magistrate Court

Metropolitan Courts

Criminal Courts

Metropolitan Judge Court

Metropolitan Session Judge Court

Additional Metropolitan Session Judge Court

Joint Metropolitan Session Judge Court

Metropolitan Magistrate Court

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court

Specialized Courts and Tribunals

Constitutional Court

None

Administrative Court

Administrative Tribunals

Finance Court

Money Loan Courts

Insolvency Courts

Income Tax Appellate Tribunals

Special Tribunal for Share Market Scam

Labour Court

Labour Courts

Court of Justice

International Crimes Tribunal

Social Court

Druto Bichar Tribunal

Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal

Executive branch of the government

Anti-Corruption Commission

Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Planning Commission

Bangladesh Election Commission

Bangladesh Public Service Commission

National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh

President's office

Public Division

Personal Division

Toshakhana

Prime Minister's Office

Cabinet Division

Armed Forces Division

Bangladesh Navy

Bangladesh Air Force

Bangladesh Army

Offices and agencies

National Economic Council

Invest Bangladesh Authority (IBA)

Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA)

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA)

Privatization Commission, Bangladesh

Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA)

Governance Innovation Unit (GIU)

National Security Intelligence (NSI)

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

NGO Affairs Bureau

Special Security Force

Sub-regional Co-operation Cell (SRCC)

Private Export Processing Zone (PEPZ)

Project

Ashrayan Project (Human Resource Development)

Access to Information (A2I) Programme (ICT Services)

Development Assistance for Special Area (except CHT)

Chief Adviser's Office

Cabinet Division

Armed Forces Division

Bangladesh Navy

Bangladesh Air Force

Bangladesh Army

Offices and agencies

National Economic Council

Invest Bangladesh Authority (IBA)

Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA)

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA)

Privatization Commission, Bangladesh

Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA)

Governance Innovation Unit (GIU)

National Security Intelligence (NSI)

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

NGO Affairs Bureau

Special Security Force

Sub-regional Co-operation Cell (SRCC)

Private Export Processing Zone (PEPZ)

Project

Ashrayan Project (Human Resource Development)

Access to Information (A2I) Programme (ICT Services)

Development Assistance for Special Area (except CHT)

Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs

Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board

Refugee Rehabilitation Task Force

Khagrachhari Hill District Council

Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council

Bandarban Hill District Council

Rangamati Hill District Council

Ministry of Primary and Mass Education

Bureau of Non-Formal Education

National Academy for Primary Education

Directorate of Primary Education

Ministry of Agriculture

Agencies

Agriculture Information Service (AIS)

Department of Agricultural Marketing

Department of Agricultural Extension

National Institute of Biotechnology

Cotton Development Board

Barind Multipurpose Development Authority

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council

Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute

Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture

Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI)

Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition

Soil Resources Development Institute

SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC)

Seed Certification Agency

Enterprises

Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation

Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism

Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (Tourism Corporation)

Bangladesh Tourism Board

Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh

Limited Company

Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Ministry of Commerce

Bangladesh Competition Commission

Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms

Office of Chief Controller of Imports and Exports

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh

Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)

Bangladesh Tea Board

Bangladesh Tariff Commission

Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute

Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau

Bangladesh Tea Research Institute

Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

Road Transport and Highways Division

Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation

Roads and Highways Department

Bridges Division

Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA)

Ministry of Cultural Affairs

Department of Archaeology

Department of Archives and Libraries

Department of Public Libraries

Nazrul Institute

Bangla Academy

Bangladesh Copyright Office

Bangladesh National Museum

Bangladesh Folk Arts and Crafts Foundation

Ministry of Defence

Controller General of Defence Finance

The National Defence College

Military Engineer Services

Directorate General of Defence Purchase

Bangladesh Ordnance Factories

Bangladesh Meteorological Department

Survey of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization

Military Institute of Science & Technology

Defence Services Command and Staff College

Office Of The Chief Administrative Officer

Department of Military Lands and Cantonments

Ministry of Food

Directorate General of Food

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources

Ministry of Environment and Forest

Bangladesh Climate Change Trust

Department of Environment

Forest Department

Bangladesh National Herbarium

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI)

Forestry Science and Technology Institute, Chittagong

Forestry Science and Technology Institute, Rajshahi

Forestry Science and Technology Institute, Sylhet

Forestry Development and Training Centre, Kaptai

Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation

Bangladesh Forest College

Ministry of Public Administration

Bangladesh Employees Welfare Board (BKKB)

Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC)

Bangladesh Public Service Commission

Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy

BIAM Foundation

Department of Printing and Publications

Department of Government Transport

Bangladesh Government Press

Government Printing Press

Bangladesh Forms and Publication Office

Bangladesh Stationery Office

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

Department of Livestock

Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute

Department of Livestock Services

Department of Fisheries

Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI)

Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation

Marine Fisheries Academy

Bangladesh Veterinary Council

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

American Institute of Bangladesh Studies

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations

Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS)

Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs

Foreign Service Academy

List of diplomatic missions of Bangladesh

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Health Service Division

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (ICDDRB)

Department of Drug Administration

Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery

Directorate General of Health Services

Health Economics Unit

Department of Public Health Engineering

Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council

Health Engineering Department

Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And Research

Medical Education And Family Welfare Division

National Population Research and Training Center

Directorate General of Family Planning

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Housing and Public Works

Public Works Department

Department of Architecture

Housing and Building Research Institute

Directorate of Government Accommodation

National Housing Authority

Urban Development Directorate

City Development Authorities

Capital Development Authority (RAJUK)

Chittagong Development Authority (CDA)

Khulna Development Authority (KDA)

Rajshahi Development Authority (RDA)

Cumilla Development Authority (CLDA)

Cox's Bazar Development Authority (CXDA)

Gazipur Development Authority (GDA)

Barishal Development Authority (BDA)

Sylhet Development Authority (SDA)

Rangpur Development Authority (RPDA)

Mymensingh Development Authority (MDA)

Narayanganj Development Authority (NDA)

Ministry of Industries

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Press Information Department (Information)

Press Institute of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Sangbad Sanstha

Bangladesh Press Council

Department of Mass Communication (Broadcasting)

Bangladesh Betar

Bangladesh Television

Sangsad TV

Department of Films and Publications (Films)

Bangladesh Film Development Corporation

Bangladesh Film Certification Board

Bangladesh Film Archive

Ministry of Textiles and Jute

Department of Jute

Bangladesh Handloom Board

Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation

Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation

Bangladesh Sericulture Development Board

Bangladesh Sericulture Research and Training Institute

Jute Diversification Promotion Center

Department of Textiles

Bangladesh Jute Corporation

Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments

RMG Sustainability Council

Child Labour Unit

Minimum Wage Board

Department of Labour

Labour Appellate Tribunal

Central Fund

National Child Labour Welfare Council

Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

Law and Justice Division

Bangladesh Supreme Court

Bangladesh Law Commission

Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission

National Legal Aid Services Organization

Directorate of Registration

Judicial Administration Training Institute

Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division

Bangladesh Law Commission

Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission

The Attorney General's Office

Ministry of Land

Land Appeal Board

Land Record and Survey Department

Land Reform Board

Land Administration Training Centre (LATC)

Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives

Ministry of Planning

1. Planning Division

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Planning Commission

National Academy for Planning and Development

2. Statistics and Informatics Division

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

3.

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