Ministry of Planning
Profile
- Head
- Zonayed Saki
- Role
- State Minister
- Annual budget
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- Staff
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- Established
- 1972
- Legal basis
- Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996; Bangladesh Planning Commission was established by presidential order on 31 January 1972
Finalising the FY2026-27 ADP (proposed Tk 3,00,000 crore, NEC consideration due 2026-05-18) while steering ECNEC approvals including the Tk 34,497 crore Padma Barrage mega-project; preparing the 9th Five Year Plan (2026-30) framework; and monitoring SDG progress ahead of Bangladesh's 24 November 2026 LDC graduation.
Recent activity
- 2026-02-17 appointment Zonayed Saki (chief coordinator, Ganosamhati Andolan; MP, Brahmanbaria-6) sworn in as State Minister for Finance and Planning in the BNP-led cabinet of PM Tarique Rahman. ↗↗↗
- 2026-02-17 reform New government announced it will not implement the 8th Five Year Plan (2020-25), which was abandoned by the preceding interim administration in September 2024, and began preparatory consultations for the 9th Five Year Plan (July 2026-June 2030). ↗↗
- 2026-03-01 statement State Minister Saki warned that corruption and delays in development project implementation will not be tolerated; directed Planning Commission officials to review and refine the ongoing project portfolio under the current ADP. ↗↗
- 2026-04-15 policy State Minister Saki outlined a SME-led economic strategy for LDC graduation, calling for fiscal discipline and technology-driven transformation as the country prepares for its 24 November 2026 LDC exit. ↗↗
- 2026-05-13 budget ECNEC chaired by PM Tarique Rahman approved 9 development projects worth Tk 36,695.72 crore, including the Padma Barrage 1st Phase (Tk 34,497.25 crore; construction of a 2.1 km barrage with 78 spillways at Pangsha, Rajbari; implementation July 2026-June 2033 by Bangladesh Water Development Board). ↗↗↗↗
- 2026-05-17 budget NEC scheduled to consider the proposed FY2026-27 Annual Development Programme of Tk 3,00,000 crore (Tk 1,90,000 crore from government funds; Tk 1,10,000 crore from project loans and grants) comprising 1,121 projects -- up from a revised ADP of Tk 2,00,000 crore for FY2025-26. ↗↗
Provenance & notes
Ministry of Planning comprises two operative divisions: Planning Division (plandiv.gov.bd) and the Programming Division; the Bangladesh Planning Commission (plancomm.gov.bd) functions under its umbrella. Established 31 January 1972 per presidential order (established_year set to 1972). Current head Zonayed Saki holds a joint State Minister portfolio covering both Finance and Planning; he is not a full Cabinet Minister. Secretary of the Planning Division is Iqbal Abdullah Harun (predecessor Satyajit Karmakar's contract cancelled August 2024). The annual_budget_bdt field is null: the ministry's own administrative budget is not separately reported in primary sources; the ADP allocation it manages is Tk 2,30,000 crore (FY2025-26). Padma Barrage cost cross-checked across BSS (Tk 34,497.25 crore), The Daily Star, Dhaka Tribune, bdnews24, and Prothom Alo -- figures consistent. ADP FY2026-27 proposed Tk 3,00,000 crore confirmed by BSS and TBS; NEC meeting set for 2026-05-18. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for all key claims.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Planning_(Bangladesh)
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