Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics
Profile
- Head
- Md. Majibur Rahman
- Role
- Director General
- Annual budget
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- Staff
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- Established
- 1977
- Legal basis
- Established in 1977 as an attached department of the Ministry of Education, following the recommendation of the Dr. Muhammad Qudrat-e-Khuda Education Commission Report (1974), which advised the Government of Bangladesh to create a dedicated bureau within the Ministry of Education for collecting and managing education information
BANBEIS is actively enforcing EIIN data integrity -- suspending 158 EIINs in early 2026 for non-compliance with the Annual Survey 2025 -- and released Bangladesh Education Statistics 2023 showing secondary enrollment fell by over 1 million students since 2019 and higher-secondary dropout hit a 10-year high of 21.51%; the bureau continues to operate the national e-Survey platform and EIIN registry under the Secondary and Higher Education Division.
Recent activity
- 2026-02-20 other BANBEIS temporarily suspended EIINs of 158 educational institutions for non-submission of required data in the Annual Educational Institution Survey 2025; the suspension letter, signed by Director Professor Md Golam Firoz, was addressed to the Director General of DSHE and noted that field investigations confirmed many listed institutions had ceased academic operations, do not exist, or conduct only short courses. ↗↗↗
- 2025-12-01 other BANBEIS extended the Annual Educational Institution Survey 2025 data-submission deadline from 20 October to 30 November 2025, requiring all registered secondary and higher education institutions to upload survey data via the e-Survey portal; suspension of EIINs was announced as the consequence for non-compliance. ↗↗
- 2025-03-15 other BANBEIS published the Bangladesh Education Statistics 2023 report (draft stage cited in media from early 2025): secondary school enrollment stood at 8,166,188 in 2023, down from 9,203,427 in 2019, a decline of over 1 million students; higher-secondary dropout rate reached a 10-year high of 21.51% in 2023; secondary dropout rate was 32.85%; madrasa enrollment rose to 2.7 million; total post-primary enrollment 20,383,060. ↗↗↗
- 2025-02-10 other BANBEIS data revealed 2,695 educational institutions retain valid EIINs despite having ceased operations; Prothom Alo investigation documented specific closures in Dhaka, highlighting systemic gaps between EIIN registration and operational status that affect MPO disbursements and resource allocation. ↗
Provenance & notes
BANBEIS is the sole national authority for post-primary educational statistics in Bangladesh, operating as a department under the Secondary and Higher Education Division (SHED) of the Ministry of Education. It was created in 1977 on the recommendation of the Qudrat-e-Khuda Education Commission (1974 report). Its two wings are the Statistics Division and the Documentation, Library & Publication Division; an ICT division and Upazila-level UITRCE units were added subsequently. Director General: Md. Majibur Rahman (Additional Secretary rank) -- confirmed via banbeis.portal.gov.bd officer list; email [email protected]. head_since is null: no primary source gives his appointment date. Note on leadership: media reports from the EIIN suspension action (February 2026) reference the suspension letter as signed by 'Director Professor Md Golam Firoz', indicating Firoz held a Director-level post (distinct from Director General) at that date; Majibur Rahman is listed as Director General in the official portal officer list. staff_count is null: no publicly available sanctioned-post figure found in primary sources. annual_budget_bdt is null: BANBEIS budget is embedded within SHED/Ministry of Education and not separately published. The Bangladesh Education Statistics 2023 figures (secondary enrollment 8,166,188; higher-secondary dropout 21.51%; total post-primary 20,383,060) are from the BANBEIS draft/published report cited in Prothom Alo (English), Daily Sun, and Scribd. The EIIN suspension of 158 institutions (February 2026) is confirmed by BSS News, TBS News, and The Financial Express -- all citing BANBEIS as primary source. The 2,695 ghost-EIIN finding is from a Prothom Alo English investigation citing BANBEIS data. Verification based on 2+ independent primary sources for all factual claims.
Sources
- https://banbeis.gov.bd/
- https://banbeis.portal.gov.bd/site/view/officer_list_all
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Educational_Information_and_Statistics
- https://shed.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/shed.portal.gov.bd/page/43c81c38_83cc_4d13_99c6_435c67532c4c/About%20BANBEIS-eng.pdf
- https://banbeis.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/banbeis.portal.gov.bd/page/6d10c6e9_d26c_4b9b_9c7f_770f9c68df7c/Bangladesh%20Education%20Statistics%202022%20(1)_compressed.pdf
- https://www.scribd.com/document/795838051/Bangladesh-Education-Statistics-2023-1
- https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/education/h1usq6e5be
- https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/education/rfbuxfhxix
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/364391
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/eiin-158-educational-institutions-temporarily-suspended-1372531
- https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/education/eiin-of-158-educational-institutions-temporarily-suspended
- https://www.daily-sun.com/post/741625
- https://banbeis.gov.bd/site/notices/0f98d466-e651-4be8-8190-cb11f0bc4073/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%AA-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A6%B0
- https://www.devex.com/organizations/bangladesh-bureau-of-educational-information-and-statistics-banbeis-134618
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_and_Higher_Education_Division
- https://sesricdiag.blob.core.windows.net/oicstatcom/EDUCATION_Educational_Statistics_EN.pdf