Linked indicators
3
Source: BDPolicyLab GovTwin indicator links
Next steps
department
Source: BDPolicyLab GovTwin institutional recordAs of latest verified snapshot
Linked indicators
3
Source: BDPolicyLab GovTwin indicator links
Crisis responsibilities
13
Source: BDPolicyLab GovTwin crisis ownership graph
Who runs it
Prof Provat Chandra Biswas, Acting Director General
Appointed 2026-03-10
Early-warning links
| Hazard | Role | Live state |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes prevalence | owns | warning72 |
| Tuberculosis burden | owns | warning72 |
| Cancer burden | owns | elevated51 |
| Cardiovascular disease | owns | elevated52 |
| Mental-health treatment gap | owns | elevated |
Live series
| Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) | 24.4 | 2024-12-31 | |
| Life expectancy at birth, total | 74.93 | 2024-12-31 | |
| Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | 30.5 | 2024-12-31 |
Publications
Mandate
Oversight
Policy domains
Source: BDPolicyLab GovTwin record and source links shown within each section
| Hypertension | owns | watch39 |
| Measles / HFMD outbreaks | owns | watch22 |
| COVID-19 burden | owns | not scored |
| Cholera / acute diarrhea | owns | not scored |
| Chronic kidney disease | owns | not scored |
| Hepatitis B/C | owns | not scored |
| Snakebite envenoming | owns | not scored |
| COPD / asthma | monitors | not scored |