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Bangladesh Planning Commission

department · verified (verified 2026-05-18)

Profile

Head
Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury
Role
Minister (Finance and Planning; serves as Vice-Chairman of the Commission ex officio)
Annual budget
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Staff
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Established
1972
Legal basis
Cabinet Decision of 31 January 1972 establishing the Planning Commission; grounded in Constitution of Bangladesh Article 15 (duty of the State to attain a planned development through a sustained development strategy)

The Planning Commission is transitioning from a culture of poorly implemented plans to a performance-based system to achieve a trillion-dollar economy by 2034.

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Provenance & notes

Bangladesh Planning Commission was established by Cabinet Decision on 31 January 1972, shortly after independence, as the apex body for national development planning. Constitutional grounding is Article 15 (right to basic needs through planned development). The Commission is chaired by the Prime Minister; the Minister of Planning serves as Vice-Chairman. Under the BNP government formed February 17, 2026, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury holds the dual Finance-Planning portfolio and thus the Vice-Chairmanship. A specific Vice-Chairman appointment separate from the minister was not confirmed in available sources for this period. Key divisions: General Economics Division (GED) handles macroeconomic research and plan formulation; Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) tracks ADP project execution. The advisory panel formed April 8 to guide GED on the 9th FYP is a notable institutional addition. The 9th FYP (July 2026 - June 2030) replaces the 8th FYP (2020-2025), which ended June 2025; the country operated without a formal long-term plan for approximately nine months. Padma Barrage cost: BSS and Dhaka Tribune cite Tk 34,497.25 crore; TBS cites Tk 34,347 crore; New Age cites Tk 33,474 crore. The BSS figure (state news agency) is adopted as primary. All data points cross-checked against 2+ primary sources.

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