Government agencies in Bangladesh

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Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার
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Overview
Established17 April 1971 (1971-04-17) (1st Government)
State Bengali Republic
Leader Chief Adviser of Bangladesh (interim)
Appointed by President of the Republic
Main organ Cabinet of Bangladesh
Ministries21 Advisors
Responsible to Jatiya Sangsad
Headquarters Secretariat
Dhaka
Website bangladesh.gov.bd

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.

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Legislative

Judicial branch

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Supreme Court

District Courts

Civil Courts

Criminal Courts

Metropolitan Courts

Criminal Courts

Specialized Courts and Tribunals

Executive branch of the government

President's office

Prime Minister's Office

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Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs

Ministry of Primary and Mass Education

Ministry of Agriculture

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Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism

Ministry of Commerce

Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

Ministry of Cultural Affairs

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Food

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources

Ministry of Environment and Forest

Ministry of Public Administration

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Housing and Public Works

Ministry of Industries

Ministry of Information

Ministry of Textiles and Jute

Ministry of Labour and Employment

Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

Ministry of Land

Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives

Ministry of Planning

1. Planning Division

2. Statistics and Informatics Division

3. Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division

Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology

Ministry of Religious Affairs

Ministry of Shipping

Ministry of Social Welfare

Ministry of Women and Children Affairs

Ministry of Water Resources

Ministry of Youth and Sports

Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment

Ministry of Railways

Ministry of Science and Technology

Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief

Intelligence

National

Military

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