Definition
Public Administration is the implementation of government policies. Today public administration is often regarded as including also some responsibility for determining the policies and programs of governments. Specifically, it is the planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling of government operations.
Administrative Structure of Bangladesh
Type : A Unitary
type of Administrative Structure prevails in Bangladesh
A Unitary State is
a state governed as a single entity in which the central
government is ultimately supreme. The central government may create (or
abolish) administrative divisions (sub-national units). Such units
exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate.
Although political power may be delegated through devolution to
regional or local governments by statute, the central government
may abrogate the acts of devolved governments or curtail (or expand)
their powers.
The operational body of the Administrative Structure of Bangladesh
works as :
- Central Secretariat at National Level
- Field Administration at the Sub-National Level
Central Secretariat at National Level
The ministries and divisions altogether constituting the
Central Secretariat at National Level. The Bangladesh Secretariat, also
known as Bangladesh Sachibalaya, is the administrative headquarters of
the Government of Bangladesh, and houses the majority of ministries and
government agencies and bodies. The secretariat can refer to the complex of
ministries, or refer to the Bangladesh Civil Service central administration.
Its political heads are the ministers while the administrative heads are the
Secretaries to the Government.
Administrative Structure in Secretariat :
Ø Additional Secretary
Ø Joint Secretary
Ø Deputy Secretary
Ø Senior Scale Assistant Secretary
Ø Assistant Secretary
Field Administration at the Sub-National Level
General Administration , delivery of public services and
implementation of development programs are carried out at sub-national levels,
divisions, thanas (upazilas) representing the central level ministries and
divisions.
Administrative Structure in Field Administration :
Ø Additional Divisional Commissioner
Ø Thana Nirbahi Officer (TNO)
Ø Magistrate
Ø Assistant Commissioner
Ministries
Bangladesh adopted through a constitutional amendment in
1991 a parliamentary form of government with the Prime Minister as its chief
executive and the President as the head of state. The Prime Minister who heads
the council of ministers or cabinet thus exercises the country’s Executive
powers. The cabinet in turn is collectively responsible to the parliament.
A ministry and each of its constituent divisions are
primarily responsible for formulating government policies within its assigned
jurisdiction. It plays an important role in supervising and reviewing the
execution of its policies. Structurally a ministry is divided into several
wings, branches and sections in order to ensure maximum efficiency of its
operations
List of Ministries of Bangladesh
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
- Ministry of Liberation War Affairs
- Ministry of Textiles and Jute
- Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- Ministry of Environment and Forest
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
- Ministry of Water Resources
- Ministry of Housing and Public Works
- Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
- Ministry of Religious Affairs
- Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
- Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
- Ministry of Labour and Employment
- Ministry of Youth and Sports
- Ministry of Cultural Affairs
- Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
- Ministry of Shipping
- Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
- Ministry of Railways
- Ministry of Planning
- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Division
- Ministry of Land
- Ministry of Food
- Ministry of Social Welfare Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs