Bangladesh Planning Commission

Bangladesh Planning Commission
বাংলাদেশ পরিকল্পনা কমিশন
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Agency overview
Formed31 January 1972; 52 years ago (31 January 1972)
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersBangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Chief Adviser responsible
Adviser responsible
Agency executives
Websiteplancomm.gov.bd

Bangladesh Planning Commission[1] (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ পরিকল্পনা কমিশন; denoted as PC) is the economic public policy institution of the Government of Bangladesh. The Planning Commission undertakes research studies and policy development initiatives for the growth of national economy and the expansion of the public infrastructure of the country, under the Ministry of Planning and alongside the Ministry of Finance.[2][3][4]

In addition, the planning division of the Planning Commission serves as the secretariat for all major economic policy questions and for initiating the appraisal of development projects and programmes by:

  1. ^ "Ministries plan programmes to attain 17 SDG targets". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Planning Commission – Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Ministries plan programmes to attain 17 SDG targets". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ "SDG implementation – 'whole of society approach'". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 1 October 2016.