Ministry of Public Administration
Profile
- Head
- Md Abdul Bari
- Role
- State Minister
- Annual budget
- n/a
- Staff
- n/a
- Established
- 1971
- Legal basis
- Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996; Bangladesh Civil Service (Composition, Cadres and Seniority) Rules 2015
Provenance & notes
No full minister assigned to MoPA in the Tarique Rahman cabinet (sworn in 2026-02-17); Md Abdul Bari (State Minister, Joypurhat-2) is the most senior political head. Senior Secretary Ahsanul Haq is the administrative head. The ministry has no published standalone annual budget figure in Bangladesh's budget documents; the 10.2% public administration share in the FY2025-26 national budget (Tk 7,90,000 crore) covers the entire sector, not MoPA alone, so annual_budget_bdt is left null. The BPSC, though supervised by MoPA, is a constitutional body under Article 137-141 and maintains separate autonomous status. The Public Administration Reform Commission (PARC) submitted its report on 2025-02-05 with 200+ recommendations; key ones include renaming BCS Administration Cadre as 'Bangladesh Administrative Service', creating a Superior Executive Service (SES) for secretariat postings with 50% quota from admin cadre and 50% from other services, reducing ministries from 43 to 25, and separating BCS Education and Health from the cadre system. Implementation is in early stages as of May 2026. Verification: all named officials, dates, and figures cross-checked across 2+ independent primary sources (The Daily Star, BSS, Dhaka Tribune, Prothom Alo, UNDP, TBS News). Activity evidence hold: removed 3 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.
Sources
- https://mopa.gov.bd/
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