Year
2025
Reform Domain
Data
Sub Domain
Organisational Matters
Reform Proposed
Reform Initiated
Legal and Policy Framework
Operationalisation
Action Implementation
Stage of Implementation
Reform Proposed
Last Update: 25-Oct-26
Observation
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The proposal specifies the following changes to the organisational and staffing structure:
• Creation of one post of Additional Chief Statistician at Grade 1 through the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Finance.
• Creation of five posts of Joint Chief Statistician at Grade 2 through the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Finance, with supernumerary posts to be created immediately.
• Creation of 16 posts of Deputy Chief Statistician at Grade 3, including the upgrading of eight existing Director posts and the creation of eight new posts through the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Finance, with supernumerary posts to be created immediately.
• Creation of 40 posts of Assistant Chief Statistician at Grade 5, including the upgrading of 15 existing posts and the creation of 25 new posts, with supernumerary posts to be created immediately.
• Renaming of the existing 91 Deputy Director posts as Deputy Statistician, along with the creation of 42 new posts, bringing the total number of Deputy Statistician posts to 133. The Deputy Statisticians would be posted at the upazila, district, divisional, and headquarters levels.
• Renaming of the existing 307 Statistical Officer posts as Senior Assistant Statistician at the upazila, district, divisional, and headquarters levels. The proposal also calls for the creation of 196 new posts and the upgrading of the existing Statistical Officer position to Grade 7.
• Creation of 247 Assistant Statistician posts at Grade 9.
• Requirement that candidates for the proposed posts hold degrees in disciplines relevant to the functions of StatBD, including Statistics, Economics, Population Sciences, Data Science, Agricultural Economics, Health Economics, Geography, and Social Sciences.
• Introduction of new recruitment arrangements and expanded promotion opportunities for statistical and other staff in Grades 10 to 20.
• Review by the Chief Statistician of the existing Recruitment Rules and submission of proposed amendments to the Trust and Transparency Commission of Statistics.
A draft Career Planning Policy 2026, released on 15 June 2026, proposed measures relating to recruitment planning, training, and career progression. The draft retained the existing BBS hierarchy.