Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

The biggest issue facing the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is the challenge of maintaining data accuracy and credibility amidst significant macroeconomic volatility.

BBS is the national statistical office (NSO) of Bangladesh, operating as a department under the Statistics and Informatics Division (SID), which in turn is under the Ministry of Planning. parent_id_ref is 'Statistics and Informatics Division' (slug: statistics-and-informatics-division). BBS was established in August 1974 by merging four predecessor offices and received its formal statutory footing under the Statistics Act 2013. Director General Mohammed Mizanur Rahman (15th BCS Administration Cadre, 1995; BSc and MSc Statistics, Chittagong University; MSc Economic and Financial Forecasting, UK) assumed charge on 22 October 2023 per the official BBS office-head page (bbs.portal.gov.bd). staff_count is null: no publicly available sanctioned-post figure was found in primary sources; the ~1,500 figure circulating in secondary sources lacks a primary document citation and is excluded. annual_budget_bdt is null: BBS budget is embedded in the SID/Ministry of Planning envelope and not separately published. GDP: the provisional FY2024-25 estimate (3.97%, released May 2025) was revised to a final 3.49% (released February 26, 2026); both are BBS outputs. CPI April 2026 figure (9.04%) and March 2026 figure (8.71%) are confirmed by The Daily Star, Jagonews24, Fibre2Fashion, TradingEconomics, and Bangladesh Bank -- all citing BBS as the primary source. ICT survey release date (April 16, 2026) confirmed by BSS News and TBS News. BBS reorganisation commitment (April 13, 2026) confirmed by Outlook Bangla (citing BSS wire) and the official BSS news release. Verification based on 2+ independent primary sources for all factual claims.