Divisional Commissioner of Bangladesh

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The Divisional Commissioner is the chief bureaucratic and revenue officer of a division in Bangladesh. The "Commissioner" supervises the revenue, development and administration work of all the districts and Deputy Commissioner under the jurisdiction of his division.

The Divisional Commissioner office acts as the supervisory head of all divisional government offices situated in the division and oversee the work of Deputy Commissioners who oversees a respective district. A divisional commissioner is given the responsibility of supervising the revenue and development administration of a division. Divisional Commissioners are appointed to their post by the Ministry of Public Administration of the Government of Bangladesh.[1][2]

The work of the Divisional Commissioner is assisted by the Additional Divisional Commissioner. At any time, there may be more than one Additional Divisional Commissioner working for one Divisional Commissioner.[3]

## History

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The post of Divisional Commissioner was created in 1829 during the time of British rule in India. Due to a lack of effective control in the departmental revenue administration of a division, and lack of proper control and coordination of the work between the divisional judiciary and the revenue system, the Board of Revenue for divisions were abolished, in favor of the post of Divisional Commissioner.[4]

In its present form, the Office of the Divisional Commissioner exists as a post in the Ministry of Public Administration of Bangladesh.[1]

## Recruitment

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Normally, officers in the rank of Additional Secretary with previous experience in field administration are usually appointed by the government as Divisional Commissioners.

## List of incumbent Divisional Commissioners

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The following is a list of incumbent Divisional Commissioners of Bangladesh.[5]

List of Incumbent Divisional Commissioners of Bangladesh  Division | Name | Term start

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Barisal Division | Md. Showkat Ali | 13 July 2023[6]
Chittagong Division | Md. Tofayel Islam | 18 July 2023[7]
Dhaka Division | Md. Sabirul Islam | 6 April 2023 [8]
Khulna Division | Md. Helal Mahmud Sharif | 15 June 2023[9]
Mymensingh Division | Ommey Salma Tanzia | 13 July 2023[10]
Rajshahi Division | Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir | 22 July 2023[11]
Rangpur Division | Md. Habibur Rahman | 5 April 2023 [12]
Sylhet Division | Abu Ahmed Siddiqui, NDC | 25 July 2023[13]

## See also

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* Divisions of Bangladesh
* Deputy Commissioner
* Ministry of Public Administration

## References

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1. ^ a b "Ministry of Public Administration (MOPA)".
2. ^ "Divisional and District Commissioners Are Important for a Prosperous Bangladesh: PM - Bangladesh Awami League Official Site". Archived from the original on 2017-11-11.
3. ^ "Ministry of Public Administration (MOPA)".
4. ^ "Divisional Commissioner". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
5. ^ "Ministry of Public Administration (MOPA)".
6. ^ "Home". barisaldiv.gov.bd.
7. ^ "Home". chittagongdiv.gov.bd.
8. ^ "Home". dhakadiv.gov.bd.
9. ^ মোঃ জিল্লুর রহমান চৌধুরী [Md. Zillur Rahman Chowdhury]. Khulna Division (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
10. ^ "Home". mymensinghdiv.gov.bd.
11. ^ "Home". rajshahidiv.gov.bd.
12. ^ "Home". rangpurdiv.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
13. ^ "Dr. Muhammad Mosharrof Hossain". Sylhet Division.

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