Tracked bodies
1,009
Source: GovTwin registry
Next steps
Institutions · The shape of the state
Source: BDPolicyLab GovTwin registryAs of latest backend refresh
Tracked bodies
1,009
Source: GovTwin registry
Resolved relationships
35
Source: GovTwin registry
Typed bodies shown
1,009
Source: GovTwin registry
| Kind of body | Function | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Ministries | The cabinet-level portfolios of the executive. | 41 |
| Divisions | Secretariat units within ministries. | 24 |
| Departments and directorates | Line agencies that deliver services. | 79 |
| Autonomous bodies | Self-governing public institutions. | 135 |
| Statutory bodies | Created by, and answerable to, specific Acts. | 11 |
| State-owned enterprises | Commercial entities the state owns. | 64 |
| Parliamentary committees | Standing committees that scrutinise ministries. | 48 |
| Regulators | Sector watchdogs with rule-making powers. | 25 |
| Constitutional bodies | Offices established by the Constitution itself. | 6 |
| Local government bodies | City corporations, municipalities, and union parishads. | 576 |
1,009 bodies across these kinds, part of the 1,009 tracked in the registry. Local government bodies are the largest class because the figure counts city corporations, municipalities, and union parishads individually. Source: BDPolicyLab GovTwin, /api/govtwin/stats.
Established by the Constitution
Offices the Constitution of Bangladesh itself creates, standing apart from the ordinary ministry line. Source: BDPolicyLab GovTwin registry.
Rule-making and oversight
25 sector regulators with statutory rule-making or licensing powers, tracked in the registry. Source: BDPolicyLab GovTwin.
Method and sources
The registry becomes a twin when its bodies connect. Each entity carries a recorded name, acronym, legal basis, and mandate; each parent-to-child link is built from a body's declared parent reference, resolved only where the parent is itself a tracked body. Links that cannot be verified are left undrawn. Counts are drawn live from the GovTwin registry.
Source: GovTwin entities and resolved parent referencesAs of latest backend refresh