Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics

BANBEIS is currently focused on addressing high dropout rates and learning deficits identified through its statistical data despite increased government investment.

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.