Government Administration in Bangladesh

Department Of Agricultural Extension

n the year between 1862 -65 our country had to face a severe famine. Government formed a famine commission. This commission first advocated forming an Agriculture Department. Consequently in 1870 the agriculture department was formed as a revenue department. In 1960 a separate Agriculture Department was established. At that time an agriculture farm covering acres of land was set up at Monipur area of Dhaka city ( present Jatyo Sangshad area). This agriculture farm was attached to the Agriculture Department. For conducting agriculture research a laboratory was established in the year 1909. In 1914 Government employed an Agriculture Extension Officer in each district. Their academic background was not agriculture. In 1943 agriculture graduates were appointed to the agriculture department. In 1950 the then East Pakistan government initiated the extension and development program among the farmers through the VAID project. Government established Plant Protection Wing (1956), Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (1961), Agriculture Information Center (1962), DAEM and DARI (1970). After the independence of Bangladesh government took initiatives to strengthen agriculture extension program and established cotton development board, tobacco development board, horticulture board. In 1975 agriculture directorate (Extension and Management) and Jute directorate were established. In 1982 Six agencies responsible for technology transfer DAE (E and M), DA( jp), plant protection directorate, horticulture board, tobacco development board and central extension resource and development institute (CERDI) were merged to form the present Agriculture Extension Department (DAE).

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Prime Minister's Office, Bangladesh

Prime Minister’s Office(Bengali: প্রধানমন্ত্রীর কার্যালয)is the governmental ministration office where the prime minister of Bangladesh performs his daily work.

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Finance Division, Ministry Of Finance, Government Of Bangladesh

Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh

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Dhaka South City Corporation Dscc

Metropolitan development administrative organization in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is one of the two municipal corporations in Dhaka created when the former Dhaka City Corporation (first declared in 1864) was divided into two by the Local Government (City Corporation) Amendment Bill 2011 on 29 November 2011, passed in the Parliament of Bangladesh, following the President's approval. Dhaka South has a long history, including that of European arrival and colonization. The area was initially 45 km2, but expanded in 2017 to 109.2 km2 and Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) published Population and Housing Census 2022 count at 4,299,345, giving the city a density of 39,371 people per km2. https://dscc.gov.bd/site/page/c7c8ed6b-9439-47e6-9092-7d2a4243e607/- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_South_City_Corporation?wprov=sfla1

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Bangladesh Public Service Commission

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সরকারী কর্ম কমিশন) is a quasi judicial constitutional body established in 1972. The commission is responsible for the recruitment of civil service servants in the Bangladesh government. It was formed by Section 137 of Part IX, Chapter II of the Constitution of Bangladesh. History The commission started as a public service commission in 1926 during British India. It was later known as the East Pakistan Public service commission after the partition of India. After the Independence of Bangladesh it was established as the Bangladesh Public Service Commission in 1972.[3] For a while it used the Chummery House as its headquarters. It is responsible for holding Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Examinations and publishing its results.

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A2i

A Multinational Digital Transformation Catalyst from the Government of Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation

Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation (BSEC) were formed by the amalgamation of the then Bangladesh Steel Mills Corporation and Bangladesh Engineering & Shipbuilding Corporation under Bangladesh Industrial Enterprises (Nationalisation, 2nd Amendment) Ordinance, 1976. Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation Initially started functioning with 62 (sixty two) enterprises. Afterward BSEC established one industry named Bangladesh Blade Factory Ltd.(BBFL) in 1984. Presently BSEC has only 8 (eight) industrial enterprises in operation amongst which 49% shares of 3 (three) enterprises viz, Atlas Bangladesh Ltd, National Tubes Ltd. & Eastern Cables Ltd. have been offloaded to the general public and employees of the respective companies. Enterprises under Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation have been playing an important role in the economic development of the country as they produce Electric Cables, Transformers, Tube Light, and Super Enamelled Copper Wire etc. and thereby contribute substantially to electrification of the country. BSEC has also contributed to the road transport sector since it has been assembling Bus, Truck, Jeep, Motor Cycle, Mishuk etc. Enterprises of BSEC also produce MS/GI/API Pipe and Safety Razor Blade. In the financial year 2016-2017 BSEC enterprises produced goods worth Tk.594.17 crore and sold goods worth of Tk.724.53 crore while enables to earn net profit (Before Tax) of Tk.76.99. BSEC also paid TK.190.14 crore to the National Exchequer as VAT & Taxes. Vision: Filling internal demand and globalization of the engineering products. Mission: With the help of sustainable technology, the uninterrupted production and marketing of quality engineering products will help in achieving consumer satisfaction and reducing foreign exchange expense through reduction imports.

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Bangladesh Bar Council

The Bangladesh Bar Council is a Statutory Autonomous Body of the Government constituted under the Bangladesh Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 46 of 1972). It consists of 15 (fifteen) Members of whom the Attorney – General for Bangladesh is one and is the Chairman ex-officio. Others are elected by Advocates for a term of 3 (three) years from amongst themselves, of whom seven from General Seats and seven from seven Zonal or Group Seats. The elected members, in their first meeting, elected from amongst themselves a vice-chairman and different standing Committees, viz- Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Legal Education Committee etc. There is no membership in the Bangladesh Bar Council. Bangladesh Bar Council is a licensing & regularity body for all Advocates of Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh Institute Of Nuclear Agriculture

Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), among other constituent organs of National Agricultural Research System (NARS), has meanwhile been able to attain a unique and distinct position for developing and releasing a number of high yielding varieties of several important crops and BNF inocula along with non- commodity technologies through peaceful use of nuclear and advanced techniques. It has thus tuned to be a seat of national pride where a band of scientists with strong commitment and dedication are engaged in developing the most appropriate and sustainable technologies which are not only productive and profitable, but also environment-friendly and accommodative with natural hazards. In this way, the institute has been making significant contributions to reduce poverty and malnutrition and thereby attain the goal of food security of Bangladesh.

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Social Services Officer

Improve the quality of life and social well-being of the people of Bangladesh through integrated and developmental social services in partnership with relevant stakeholders utilizing appropriate and available resources.

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Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority Bppa

The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) was transformed into Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) on 18 September 2023, under Act No. 32 of 2023, the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority Act 2023. With an aim of better service delivery and further improvement in public procurement environment in the country, the government has restructured CPTU into BPPA. It is headed by Mr. Mohammed Shoheler Rahman Chowdhury, the first Chief Executive Officer of BPPA. All documents and communications of CPTU are now construed as that of Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA).

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Ministry Of Planning, Bangladesh

সময় এখন আমাদের, সময় এখন বাংলাদেশের

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Chittagong City Corporation

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Bangladesh Country Coordinating Mechanism - Bccm

Country Coordinating Mechanisms: CCMs are partnerships consisting of representatives from both the public and civil society sectors who coordinate the submission of one national proposal on the basis of priority needs. In addition, CCMs are responsible for overseeing the progress of program implementation. The CCM [is] a central pillar of the Global Fund’s architecture to ensure country-driven, coordinated, and multi-sectoral processes for leveraging and effecting additional resources … to fight AIDS, TB and malaria. The Bangladesh Country Coordinating Mechanism (BCCM) consists of 33 members, with representation from both the public and private sectors, including government, multilateral or bilateral agencies, non-governmental organizations, academics, private sector, key affected populations (KAP) and people living with the diseases (PLWD). For each grant, the Country Coordinating Mechanism nominates one or more public or private organizations to serve as Principal Recipients. In addition, it is responsible for overseeing the implementation of all Global Fund grants.

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Zenith Pharmacuticals Limited

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Bangladesh Bureau Of Statistics Bbs

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is the centralized official bureau in Bangladesh for collecting statistics on demographics, the economy, and other facts about the country and disseminating the information. Although independent statistical programs had existed in the country before, they were often incomplete or produced inaccurate results, which led the Government of Bangladesh establishing an official bureau in August 1974, by merging four of the previous larger statistical agencies, the Bureau of Statistics, the Bureau of Agriculture Statistics, the Agriculture Census Commission and the Population Census Commission. In July 1975, the Statistics and Informatics Division was created under the Planning Ministry (Bangladesh) and tasked to oversee the BBS. Between 2002 and 2012, the division remained abolished but was later reinstated. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is headquartered in Dhaka. As of 2019, it has 8 Divisional statistical offices, 64 District statistical offices and 489 Upazila/Thana offices.

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Department Of Public Health Engineering Dphe

The Department of Public Health Engineering is the national lead agency for provision of drinking water supply and waste management in the country excepting Dhaka, Narayanganj and Chittagong cities where WASAs operate. With the challenges generated by the discovery of arsenic in incremental areas since its first detection in 1993, DPHE with its development partners is trying to ameliorate the sufferings caused by the lack of safe water. Alternative options for safe water supply are being catered in worse affected areas. Similarly for excreta and other waste management DPHE is implementing different projects to achieve an improved environment. The report documents the financial outlay, the achievement, issues and lessons learnt and challenges ahead so that the concerned are benefited and able to contribute better for the improvement of the sector. Local governments, urban and rural, are involved in the delivery of WSS services.

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Government Of Bangladesh

The Government of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সরকার Bangladesh Sôrkar GOB) is led by the Prime Minister, who selects all the remaining Ministers. The Prime Minister and the other most senior Ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet. The Government has three branches; the Executive branch, the Legislative branch and the Judicial branch.

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Government Of The People's Republic Of Bangladesh

The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — Gaṇaprajātantrī bānlādēśa sarakāra) is the Central Government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh and consists of three branches. The Executive branch, represented by the President, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Bangladesh. The Legislature represented by the Jatiya Sangsad, and the Judiciary, represented by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a unitary state[1] and the central government has the authority to govern over the entirety of the nation. The seat of the government is located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.[2][3][4] The Executive is led by the Prime Minister, who selects all the remaining Ministers. The Prime Minister and the other most senior Ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet. The current Prime Minister is Sheikh Hasina, leader of the Bangladesh Awami League, who was appointed by the President on 6 January 2009 following the General Election on 29 December 2008. Bangladesh Awami League led by her, and its Grand Alliance (a total of 14 parties) won two-thirds majority in the elections. Numerically, the party controls 230 seats out of 299.[5] The Legislature of Bangladesh is unicameral. Called the Jatiya Sangsad in Bengali, it is the parliament of Bangladesh. The Speaker presides over meetings of the Jatiya Sangsad and conducts its business in an orderly fashion. The current Jatiya Sangsad contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women and 300 seats for elected members, which are apportioned on elected party position in the parliament. The Eleventh National Parliamentary Election was held on 30 December 2018.[6] The current speaker is Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, who is presiding over the eleventh Parliament. She is the first woman to have held this office. The judicial branch systematically contains an apex Supreme Court, which

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Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs formulates and executes the foreign policy of the Government of Bangladesh. The core guidance of policy formulation comes from the relevant section of the Constitution of Bangladesh In developing the external policy of the Republic, the Ministry draws from the laws of the land, acts of the Parliament, international treaties that Bangladesh is a State party to, and other customary sources. In discharging its functions, the Ministry follows the provisions of the Rules of Business of the Government of Bangladesh. The Foreign Ministry represents the State to foreign governments and international organizations through its 72 missions across the globe.The Ministry’s goals is to develop and maintain friendly relations with other States and foster cooperation with developed, developing and least developed countries, and various regional, sub-regional, political and economic groups. The Ministry pursues Bangladesh’s external economic and trade interests, promotes its culture abroad, and disseminates information to foreign countries. It safeguards the legal rights and promotes interests of its citizens and other legal entities in foreign countries. The Ministry discharges its diverse duties through its headquarters in Dhaka and through its network of Missions aboard. The work of the Ministry is conducted by a number of wings. These divisions gather, analyze and process information, set priorities and draws up options according to the allocation of their individual areas and responsibilities.

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Department Of Social Services Dss , Mosw

The Department of Social Services is one of the other nation-building institutions of the government. Social welfare activities started in the country in 1955, but the Department of Social Services was created in 1961. The department created in the 60s has been upgraded to the Department of Social Services today. The activities of this department were initially city-based and service oriented. In the context of time, the activities of this department have expanded to the grassroots level across the country. The Department of Social Services under the Ministry of Social Welfare is working tirelessly to strengthen the social safety net with comprehensive and versatile programs in the welfare and development of the poor, neglected, backward, poor, orphans, autistic and disabled people and the backward people of the society. In 1972 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman promulgated the Bangladesh Abandoned Children Ordinance, 1972 for the purpose of rehabilitating war children in order to alleviate poverty and build a country free from exploitation; Established 56 Care and Protection Centers (CPCs) of 100 seats each for orphan children and distressed women, which are currently being run as 'Sakari Shishu Parivar'. As a sign of foresight, he inserted Article 15(d) in the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to make the provision of social security for the disabled, unfortunate and helpless people a constitutional responsibility of the state. The Department of Social Services is conducting various 212 institutional programs aimed at development, protection and development of children. Around 110 millions of Old aged, widow & husband Disserted, disabled allowances, deprived, transgender, deprived community (Bede, dalit, horizon etc) allowances along with disabled & deprived student's stipend and training. Hospital social service Probation and aftercare services Welfare and protection of elderly population Improving the quality of life of marginalized people

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Ministry Of Science And Technology, Government Of The People S Republic Of Bangladesh

Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh is promoting Science and Technology as stewardship of positive change in society and for balanced socio-economic upliftment, national well-being and thus to make Science and Technology a part of national culture. The use of Science and Technology as a means of sustainable use of Environment, Ecosystem and Resources contribute to world pool of knowledge in Science and Technology. Ministry of Science and Technology has been working relentlessly to step up peace and prosperity of the country through proper utilization of science and appropriate technology. In the last few years Ministry of Science and Technology has achieved a rare feat with due policy level support and with proper planning.

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Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation Badc

Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) the successor of the East Pakistan Agricultural Development Corporation, established under the Agricultural Development Corporation Ordinance, 1961 (E.P. Ordinance of 1961). In 1975, BADC was renamed as the Bangladesh Agricultural Inputs Supply and Services Corporation (BAISSC) to distinguish the functions of the corporation from other development agencies of the Government in the agricultural sector. But again in 1976 BAISSC was renamed as BADC. Based in Dhaka city, BADC, an autonomous corporate body under the Ministry of Agriculture, serves to the whole of Bangladesh and has a nationwide network of outlying field offices down to the upazila level and at some places even below that level. The general direction and administration of the corporation and all of its affairs are vested in a Board of Directors headed by the Chairman. The operational set-up of the Corporation comprises five wings. These are: Seed & Horticulture, Minor Irrigation, Fertilizer Management, Finance and Administration. The mandatory or primary functions of BADC are: to make suitable arrangements throughout Bangladesh for the production, procurement, transport, storage and distribution of essential agricultural inputs such as seed and fertilizers and providing irrigation facilities through utilization of surface and underground water to the farmers. Professionals from different disciplines such as agriculture, engineering, economics, management, computer science etc. work together in BADC. The total number of sanctioned posts was 25,451. But during the early 90s due to withdrawal of fertilizer management activities from BADC and privatization of irrigation activities and also due to normal and voluntary retirement and other reasons the number of working people and capacity of the organization was reduced. In through a gazette notification (published in Bangladesh Gazette on November 22, the corporation was reor

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Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Btrc

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is an independent Commission established under the Bangladesh Telecommunication Act, 2001 (Act no. 18 of 2001) published by the Parliament in the Bangladesh Gazette, extraordinary issue of April 16, 2001. BTRC started functioning from January 31, 2002.

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