Order of precedence in Bangladesh

The order of precedence in Bangladesh, officially known as Warrant of Precedence, is a symbolic hierarchy that lays down the relative precedence in terms of ranks of important functionaries belonging to the executive, legislative and judicial organs of the state, including members of the foreign diplomatic corps. When a person holds more than one position, the highest position is considered. The Warrant of Precedence was challenged by a writ petition. On November 10, 2016, the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court issued a full judgment on the writ of Warrant of Precedence.^[1] The Government filed a review petition, thought the Appellate Division did not stay the execution of the judgment. Cabinet division revised and published a new warrant of precedence in July 2020 which contradicts the judgement of the Supreme Court on Warrant of Precedence.^[2]^[3]

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Rank	Position
1	President of the Republic (Head of State) – Mohammed Shahabuddin ex officio Chancellor ex officio Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
2	Vice President of the Republic (Not in position now) Prime Minister of the Republic (Head of Government) – Tarique Rahman ex officio Leader of the Parliament ex officio Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council ex officio Chairman of the National Health Council ex officio Chairman of the Planning Commission ex officio Chairman of the National Committee on Security Affairs ex officio Chairman of the National Committee for Intelligence Coordination ex officio Chairman of the Intelligence Community ex officio Chairman of the National Cyber Security Council ex officio Chairman of the Armed Forces Division
3	By Seniority: Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic (Not in position now) Speaker of the Parliament – Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikrom Chief Justice of the Republic (Head of Judiciary) – Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury
4	Living Former Presidents of the Republic – Mohammad Abdul Hamid Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar Chairperson, Law Commission – Former Justice Zinat Ara
5	Senior Ministers heading Key-Ministries and Ministerial Clusters of the Cabinet of the Republic – Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury Salahuddin Ahmed Leader of the Opposition in Parliament – Shafiqur Rahman
6	Cabinet Ministers of the Republic including Advisers to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet (of the rank of Minister) Deputy Leader of the Parliament Deputy Speaker of the Parliament – Barrister Kayser Kamal Chief Whip of the Parliament – Nurul Islam Moni
7	Ambassador-at-Large, deputed to Selected Countries only (Not in position now) Persons holding appointments accorded status of Cabinet Minister without being members of the Cabinet of the Republic Governor of Bangladesh Bank Mayor(s), Dhaka City Corporation (within the jurisdiction of their respective corporation) National Security and Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister (Chief Executive of the National Committee on Security Affairs & Coordinator of the National Committee for Intelligence Coordination) Special Envoy on International Affairs to the Prime Minister Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries accredited to Bangladesh Justice(s) of the Supreme Court (Appellate Division) Chairpersons of Apex Regulatory, Constitutional and Quasi-Judicial Statutory Bodies – Chairperson of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission – Jalal Ahmed Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Commission – Dr. Mohammad Abdul Momen Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission – Former Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury Chairperson of the Public Service Commission (if accorded the status of Cabinet Minister) Chairperson of the University Grants Commission (if accorded the status of Cabinet Minister)
8	Chairmen of the International Crimes Tribunal Chief Election Commissioner – AMM Nasir Uddin Justice(s) of the Supreme Court (High Court Division) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Parliament – Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher Chief Whip of the Opposition in Parliament – Nahid Islam Ministers of State of the Republic including Advisers and Special Assistants to the Prime Minister (of the rank of State Minister) Chief Information Commissioner (if accorded the rank of State Minister) Commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission Members of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Comptroller and Auditor General – Md. Nurul Islam
9	Attorney-General of the Republic – Ruhul Quddus Kazal Election Commissioners Ombudsman Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Persons holding appointments accorded status of Minister of State Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority – Ashik Chowdhury Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority – Ashik Chowdhury Chief Executive, Public Private Partnership Authority – Ashik Chowdhury Vice Chancellor, University of Dhaka Vice Chancellor, University of Rajshahi Deputy Governors of Bangladesh Bank (if accorded the status of State Minister) Mayor, Chittagong City Corporation (within the jurisdiction of their respective corporation) Mayor, Khulna City Corporation (within the jurisdiction of their respective corporation) Mayor, Rajshahi City Corporation (within the jurisdiction of their respective corporation) Mayor, Narayanganj City Corporation (within the jurisdiction of their respective corporation) Information Commissioners (if accorded the status of State Minister) Whip(s) of the Parliament
10	Deputy Ministers of the Republic (Independent Charge of Divisions)
11	Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to Bangladesh Persons holding appointments accorded status of Deputy Minister District Administrators & Chairmen, District Councils (if elected) within their respective charges
12	Cabinet Secretary (Head of the Bangladesh Civil Service & Chief Executive of the Cabinet Secretariat) – Nasimul Gani Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister (Chief Executive of the Prime Minister's Secretariat) – A. B. M. Abdus Sattar Chiefs of Staff of the Four-Star Rank of Full General and equivalent – Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh Army) – General Waker-Uz-Zaman Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh Navy) – Not in position now Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh Air Force) – Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan
13	Inspector-General of Police (Head of the Bangladesh Police Service & Chief Executive of Internal Security Affairs) – Muhammad Ali Hossain Fakir Members of the Parliament Retired Senior Secretaries and equivalent Officers to the Government appointed as the Chairmen of Nationalised or State-Owned Banks Chairman, Sonali Bank Chairman, Janata Bank Chairman, Rupali Bank
14	Visiting Ambassadors and High Commissioners not accredited to Bangladesh
15	Chairperson of the Public Service Commission – Mobasser Monem Chairperson of the University Grants Commission – Syed Muhammed Abul Faiz Deputy Governors of Bangladesh Bank Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (Revenue Policy Division and Revenue Management Division) & ex officio Finance Secretary - 1 (Internal Resources Division) – Principal Finance Secretary Chairman, Bangladesh Accreditation Board Registrar General of the Supreme Court Secretaries General (Chief Secretary) to the Government in-charge of Integrated Ministerial Clusters and Senior Secretaries to the Government in-charge of Key Ministries, Principal Government Bodies and Divisions Exterior Secretary (Chief Executive, External Affairs International Relations Foreign Policy and Diplomacy) – Secretary General Ministry of Foreign Affairs Interior Secretary (Chief Executive, Internal Affairs) – Secretary General Concerned Joint Ministries – Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Ministry of Land Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Establishment Secretary (Chief Executive, Policy Implementation & Administrative Affairs) – Secretary General Concerned Joint Ministries – Ministry of Public Administration Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Ministry of Planning Law, Education & Scientific Affairs Secretary – Secretary General Concerned Joint Ministries – Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Ministry of Education Ministry of Science and Technology Communications & Public Works Secretary (Chief Executive, Transport Public Works & Information) – Secretary General Concerned Joint Ministries – Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges Ministry of Housing and Public Works Ministry of Railways Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Public Ministrations & Welfare Secretary (Chief Executive, Human Resources Health & Welfare Affairs) – Secretary General Concerned Joint Ministries – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Social Welfare Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Ministry of Labour and Employment Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry of Youth and Sports Ministry of Cultural Affairs Ministry of Religious Affairs Natural Resources & Agrarian Affairs Secretary – Secretary General Concerned Joint Ministries – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of Food Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Economic Affairs Secretary – Secretary General Concerned Joint Ministries – Ministry of Industries Ministry of Commerce Ministry of Shipping Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry of Textiles and Jute Defence Secretary (Chief Executive, Military Logistics & Defence Affairs) – Senior Secretary Ministry of Defence Secretary of the Parliament – Senior Secretary Secretary of the Supreme Court Secretariat – Principal Secretary of Justice Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Commission – Senior Secretary Secretary of the Election Commission – Senior Secretary Finance Secretary - 2 (Economic Relations Division) – Senior Secretary Finance Secretary - 3 (Finance Division) – Senior Secretary Chief of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Department (Special Inspector-General of Police) – Not in position now Three-Star Intelligence Directors General of - National Security Intelligence (Ministry of Home Affairs) Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (Ministry of Defence) Three-Star Officers of the rank of – Lieutenant General in the Army Chief of General Staff, formerly DCOAS Adjutant General (Not in position now) Quartermaster General Master General of Ordnance, formerly Inspector General of Ordnance (Not in position now) Engineer-in-Chief (Not in position now) Chief Commandant of Paramilitary Vice Admiral in the Navy Chief of Naval Staff holding the Three-Star rank of Vice Admiral – Vice Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim Vice Chief of Naval Staff (Not in position now) (No apportion) Air Marshal in the Air Force Vice Chief of Air Staff (Not in position now) (No apportion) Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division, Ministry of Defence, Prime Minister's Secretariat (Chief Executive of Military Affairs and Civil-Military Coordination) – Secretary of Armed Forces High Commissioners in Selection Grade to the High Commissions of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad Ambassadors in Selection Grade to the Embassies of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad
16	Commandant-General (Director General) of the Rapid Action Battalion – Addl. IGP (Selection Grade) Muhammad Ahsan Habib (to take precedence over all others in the said group) Full-time members of the University Grants Commission Members, Public Service Commission Members of the Planning Commission Senior Members of the National Board of Revenue Presidents of the NBR Appellate Tribunals Chief Commissioner of Taxes Chief Commissioner of Customs, Excise & VAT Chief Information Commissioner Senior District and Sessions Judges Coordinator of the Investigation Agency of International Crimes Tribunal High Commissioners to the High Commissions of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad Ambassadors to the Embassies of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad Controller General of Accounts Controller General of Defence Finance (Military Accountant General) Senior Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General Additional Inspector-Generals of Police in Selection Grade Directors General of Police heading Intelligence Agencies, Investigation Directorates General and Specialized Formations Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissionerate – Mosleh Uddin Ahmed Two-Star Officers of the rank of – Major General in the Army Principal Staff Officers to the Army Headquarters holding the Two-Star rank of Major General General Officers Commanding, Divisions Area Commanders, Area Commands Directors General, Directorates General Consultants General Commandants of Training Centres, Institutes and Academies Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Professionals Rear Admiral in the Navy Director General of the Bangladesh Coast Guard Assistant Chiefs of Naval Staff Commanders, Naval Areas Commander, Bangladesh Navy Fleet Chairmen, Port Authorities Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh Maritime University Air Vice Marshal in the Air Force Assistant Chiefs of Air Staff Air Officers Commanding, BAF Bases Commandant, Aeronautical Centre Vice Chancellor, Aviation and Aerospace University Military Secretary (Two-Star Rank) to the Prime Minister of the Republic Military Secretary (Two-Star Rank) to the President of the Republic Chairmen/Executive Chairmen of Regulatory and Quasi-Judicial Statutory Bodies and Authorities under the Government – Executive Chairman, Export Processing Zone Authority Executive Chairman, National Skills Development Authority Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority – Air Vice Marshal (Substantive) Chairman, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority Chairman, Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission Chairperson, Bangladesh Competition Commission Chairman, Minimum Wage Board Chairmen of the Land Administration Board Chairman, Land Reform Board Chairman, Land Appeal Board Chairman, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Secretaries to the Government in-charge of Ministries and Divisions Registrars of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
17	Chargé d'affaires en pied of Foreign Countries District & Sessions Judges/Metropolitan Sessions Judges Information Commissioners Co-Coordinator of the Investigation Agency of International Crimes Tribunal Officers holding the status of Secretaries to the Government including Special Assistants to the Prime Minister (of the rank of Secretary to the Government) Chief Economist of Bangladesh Bank Members of the National Board of Revenue National Professors Vice-Chancellors of State Universities Additional Attorneys General Deputy Comptrollers and Auditors General Two-Star Directors General of – National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre Department of Immigration & Passports Special Security Force Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau Additional Inspector-Generals of Police
18	Mayors of City Corporations (within the jurisdiction of their respective corporation)
19	Chargé d'affaires ad-interim of Foreign Countries Special Secretaries to the Government (Additional Secretaries in Selection Grade) Deputy High Commissioners/Deputy Chief of Mission to the Diplomatic Missions of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad Additional Registrars of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh Chief Engineer, Public Works Department Chief Engineer, Roads and Highways Department Chief Architect of the Government Chairmen/Executive Chairmen/Managing Directors/Chief Executives of A – Category Statutory Bodies under the Government Chairman, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Chairman, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation Vice Chairman and Chief Executive, Export Promotion Bureau Chairman, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Centre Chairman, Bangladesh Power Development Board Chairman, Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) Chairman, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Land Port Authority Chairman, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Jute Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Chairman, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha Executive Directors of Bangladesh Bank in Selection Grade Directors General/Managing Directors/Executive Directors/Chief Executive Officers of A – Category Government Bodies and Departments – Director General, Bangladesh Railway Director General, Directorate General of Health Services Director General, Department of Narcotics Control Director General, Department of Social Services Managing Director, Bangladesh Krishi Bank Managing Director, Sonali Bank Professors of State Universities in Selection Grade Visiting Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Bangladesh
20	Additional Secretaries to the Government in-charge of Wings and Superwings and additional in-charges of Divisions and Ministries Chief Judicial Magistrates/Chief Metropolitan Magistrates/Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge/Additional District and Sessions Judges (Additional Judge) Divisional Commissioners within their respective charges (to take precedence over all others in the said group) Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Directors General of the Anti-Corruption Commission Chairmen/Executive Chairmen/Managing Directors/Chief Executives of B – Category Statutory Bodies under the Government Chairman, National Housing Authority Chairman, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Vice Chairman & Chief Executive, Export Promotion Bureau Managing Director, Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited Managing Director, Bangladesh Biman Chief Engineer, Local Government Engineering Department Chief Conservator of Forests Chief Controller of Imports and Exports Principal Information Officer of the Press Information Department Directors General/Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers of B – Category Government Bodies and Departments – Director General, Rural Development Board Director General, Department of Military Lands and Cantonments Director General, Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection Director General, Department of Agricultural Extension Director General, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education Director General, Directorate of Primary Education Director General, Department of Women Affairs Director General, Directorate General of Medical Education Director General of Disaster Management Director General of Population Control Director General of Land Record and Survey Director General of Labour Director General of Food Director General, Bangladesh Water Development Board Director General, National Broadcasting Authority Director General, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Director General, National Productivity Organization Director General, Health Economics Unit Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Management Director General, Directorate General of Jute Director General, Department of Mass Communication Director General, Geological Survey of Bangladesh Division Chief of the Planning Commission Managing Directors of other Nationalised or State-Owned Banks Consuls General to the Consulates General of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad
21	Deputy Attorneys-General (to take precedence over all others in the said group) Officers of the status of Additional Secretary to the Government Deputy Directors General of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Executive Directors, Bangladesh Bank Ministers to the Diplomatic Missions of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad Inspector General of Factories and Establishments Inspector General of Registration Inspector General of Prisons (Brigadier General – Substantive) – Syed Muhammad Motahar Hussain Defence Attaché to the Diplomatic Missions of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad Chairmen/Executive Chairmen/Managing Directors/Chief Executives of C – Category Statutory Bodies under the Government – Chairman, Rural Electrification Board Chairman, Bangladesh Tea Board Chairman, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation Chairmen – Chittagong Development Authority – Md. Noorul Karim Rajshahi Development Authority – S.M. Tuhinur Alam Khulna Development Authority – Brig. Gen. Md. Zahangir Hossain Managing Director, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation Managing Director, Jiban Bima Corporation Managing Director, Sadharan Bima Corporation Chairman, National Curriculum and Textbook Board Chairman, Bangladesh Handloom Board Chairman, Trading Corporation of Bangladesh Managing Directors, Water and Sewerage Authorities Surveyor General of Bangladesh One-Star Intelligence Directors of – National Security Intelligence Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Directorate General of Military Intelligence Directorate of Air Intelligence Directorate of Naval Intelligence Officers of the substantive rank of – Brigadier General in the Army Station Commanders & ex-officio Presidents, Cantonment Boards Commodore in the Navy Air Commodore in the Air Force Directorate Directors Deputy Inspector-Generals of Police within their respective charges Commissioners, Commissionerates of Metropolitan Police Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department Chief Engineer, Health Engineering Department Directors General/Managing Directors/Executive Directors/Chief Executive Officers of C – Category Government Bodies and Departments – Director General of the National Cyber Security Agency Director General of the Office of Chief Administrative Officer, Ministry of Defence Director General of Youth Development Director General of Statistics Director General of Posts Director General of Agricultural Marketing Director General of Livestock Services Director General of Fisheries Director General of Technical Education Director General of Madrasha Education Director General (Brigadier General – Substantive) of Fire Service and Civil Defence Registrar & Director General of Cooperatives Director of Inspection and Audit Director General, National Institute of Population Research and Training Director General, National Institute of Biotechnology Director General, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture Director General, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute Director General, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Director General, Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute Director General, Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute Director General, Soil Resource Development Institute Director General, Bangladesh Sericulture Board Executive Director, Cotton Development Board Executive Director, Barind Multipurpose Development Authority Executive Director, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition Director General, National Nutrition Council Director General, National Academy for Educational Management Managing Directors of the Financial Institutions Directors General of their Respective Directorates and the Secretariat - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prime Minister's Secretariat Audit Directorates Revenue Directorates Ministers and Deputy High Commissioners (of the rank of Ministers in Embassies, High Commissions and Missions located in Bangladesh) Registrar General, Birth and Death Registration General Managers of Bangladesh Railway Zones Commissioners of Taxes within their respective charges Collectors of Customs and Excise in Selection Grade within their respective charges Deputy Registrars of the Supreme Court Commandant (Commodore) of the Bangladesh Marine Academy Additional Chief Architect Additional Chief Engineers of Government Departments Additional Directors General, Health Services Additional Directors General, Bangladesh Railway Range Commanders (Deputy Chief Commandant), Bangladesh Ansar within their respective charges Sector Commanders (Deputy Chief Commandant), Border Guard Bangladesh within their respective charges Senior Joint Secretaries to the Government in-charge of Branches and Wings of Wings and Superwings respectively
22	By seniority: Principals of Government Medical Colleges Directors (Brigadier General – Non-Substantive) of Government Medical College Hospitals President, Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee Controller of Certifying Authorities Deputy Directors General, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Directors, Local Government Division within their respective charges Collectors of Customs and Excise within their respective charges Ministers-Consular to the Diplomatic Missions of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad Joint Secretaries to the Government in departmental deputation and attachments Commissioners of Divisions outside their respective charges Consulars of Embassies, High Commissions, and Legations of Foreign and Commonwealth Government Joint Chief, Planning Commission Postmasters General District Administrators & Chairmen, District Councils (if elected) outside their respective charges Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates/Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrates/Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judges/Joint District and Sessions Judges (Subordinate Judge) Professors of State Universities Additional Divisional Commissioners within their respective charges Additional Deputy Inspector-Generals of Police within their respective charges Officers of the substantive rank of Full Colonel in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
22A	By Seniority: Assistant Attorneys General Assistant High Commissioners to the Assistant High Commissions of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad Chairmen of the Regional Boards of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Officers of the status of Joint Secretary to the Government Deputy Inspector General of Registration Director of Administration Wing to the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education Directors, Rural Development Board Directors, Department of Narcotics Control Directors, Directorate General of Health Services Directors, Department of Social Services Directors (Sr Grade), Department of Immigration and Passports Directors (Sr Grade) to the Anti Corruption Commission Professors of Government Medical Colleges Additional Commissioners of Taxes within their respective charges Military, Naval, and Air Attaché to Embassies and Legations and Military, Naval, and Air Advisors to High Commissions Chief Commercial Managers, Bangladesh Railway Consulars/Counsellors in Selection-Grade to the Diplomatic Missions of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad
23	Mayors of City Corporations outside their respective charges Principals of Government Colleges (Category A) Joint Director of Inspection and Audit Consulars/Counsellors to the Diplomatic Missions of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad
24	By Seniority: Chief Accounts and Finance Officers within their respective charges Divisional Controllers of Accounts within their respective charges Commandants (Director), Rapid Action Battalion (Acting Full Colonel) within their respective charges Assistant Inspector-Generals of Police (Superintendent of Police in Selection-Grade) within their respective charges Deputy Commissioners-cum-District Collectors & District Magistrates within their respective charges Principals of Government Colleges (Category B) District Superintendents of Police within their respective charges Additional Collectors of Customs within their respective charges Directors to the Anti-Corruption Commission Military Estates Administrators within their respective charges Superintending Engineers within their respective charges - Public Works Department Roads and Highways Department Local Government Engineering Department Consuls to the Consulates of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad Deputy Inspector General of Prisons within their respective charges Officers of the substantive rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force, having completed at least 18 years of cumulative commissioned service Deputy Commissioners of Metropolitan Police Commissionerates within their respective charges Conservators of Forests
24A	By Seniority: Divisional Directors, in-charge of Divisional or equivalent Offices of their Respective Departments and Directorates General within their respective charges – Land Reform Board (Deputy Land Reform Commissioner) Department of Land Records and Surveys (Zonal Settlement Officer) Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (Director) Department of Agricultural Extension (Additional Director) Bangladesh Railway (Divisional Railway Manager) Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (Regional Director) Department of Immigration and Passports (Director) Department of Livestock Services (Director) Department of Fisheries (Director) Directorate General of Family Planning (Director) Department of Environment (Director) Directorate of Technical Education (Director) Directorate General of Food (Director) Bangladesh Election Commission (Regional Election Officer) Department of Labour (Director) Mass Communication Department (Director/Senior Deputy Principal Information Officer) Principals of Government Colleges (Category C) Full Professors of Government Colleges in Selection Grade Mayors (if elected) of class I Municipalities within their respective charges Chairmen (if elected) of Upazila Parishads within their respective charges Joint Commissioners of Taxes within their respective charges Special Superintendents of Police Senior Deputy Secretaries to the Government including Chief Executive Officers of District Councils Chief Executive Officers of City Corporations Directors of their Respective Directorates and the Secretariat – Audit Directorates Revenue Directorates Prime Minister's Secretariat Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Directorate of Posts Joint Directors of Intelligence
25	By Seniority: Principals of Government Colleges (Category D) Additional Directors of their Respective Departments and Directorates General – Directorate General of Family Planning Directorate General of Food (Regional Controller of Food) Department of Social Services Department of Narcotics Control Department of Women Affairs Senior Judicial Magistrates/Metropolitan Magistrates (First Class Magistrate)/Senior Civil Judges (Senior Assistant Judge) Joint Directors, Rural Development Board Joint Directors holding charge of Divisional Statistics Offices Full Professors of Government Colleges Deputy Secretaries to the government including Deputy Directors of Local Government Secretaries of City Corporations Secretaries of Development Authorities Secretaries of Regional Boards of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (of the rank of Professor) Chief Revenue Officers of City Corporations Chief Audit and Accounts Officers of City Corporations Chief Estates Officers of City Corporations Chief Health Officers of City Corporations Chief Conservancy Officers of City Corporations Chief Planning Officers of City Corporations Cantonment Executive Officers Controllers of Examinations, Regional Boards of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (of the rank of Professor) Inspectors, Regional Boards of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (of the rank of Professor) Inspectors of Registration Offices District Directors (G-4), in-charge of District Offices of their Respective Departments and Directorates General within their respective charges – Deputy Directors of Health Services Deputy Directors of Secondary and Higher Education (of the rank of Professor) Deputy Directors of Social Services Deputy Directors of Rural Development Deputy Directors of Agricultural Extension Deputy Directors of Livestock Services Deputy Directors of Fisheries Deputy Directors of Family Planning Divisional Forest Officers within their respective charges Civil Surgeons within their respective charges Assistant Registrars of the Supreme Court First Secretaries to the Diplomatic Missions of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad Officers of the substantive rank of Major in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force, having completed at least 15 years of cumulative commissioned service or having held the rank for not less than a period of 6 years Officers of the status of Deputy Secretary to the Government - Additional District Magistrates Additional Deputy Commissioners District Intelligence Officers Additional Superintendents of Police Additional Deputy Commissioners of Police Deputy Commissioners of Revenue (Taxes / Customs, Excise & VAT) Joint Collectors of Customs

Judiciary	Civil Administration	Armed Forces (Substantive Rank)	Police	Position
Chief Justice of the Republic				3
Justice of the Supreme Court (Appellate Division)				7
Justice of the Supreme Court (High Court Division)				8
	Cabinet Secretary Principal Secretary of the Prime Minister's Secretariat	Full General and Four-Star rank officer Chief of Army Staff Chief of Naval Staff Chief of Air Staff		12
			Inspector-General of Police	13
Registrar General of the Supreme Court Principal Secretary of Justice	Secretary General (Chief Secretary) Principal Secretary Senior Secretary	(Principal) Secretary of Armed Forces Lieutenant General and Three-Star rank officer	Special Inspector-General of Police Chief of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Department	15
Registrar of the Supreme Court Senior District and Sessions Judge	Secretary to the Government	Major General and Two-Star rank officer posted as General Officer Commanding	Additional Inspector-General of Police in Selection Grade Director General of Police	16
Registrar of the Supreme Court District and Sessions Judge Metropolitan Sessions Judge	Officer of the status of Secretary to the Government		Additional Inspector-General of Police	17
Additional Registrar of the Supreme Court	Director General of A - Category Department Special Secretary to the Government			19
Additional Registrar of the Supreme Court Chief Judicial Magistrate Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Additional District and Sessions Judge Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge	Director General of B - Category Department Commissioner of Division Additional Secretary to the Government			20
	Director General of C - Category Department Officer of the status of Additional Secretary to the Government Senior Joint Secretary to the Government	Brigadier General and One-Star rank officer	Deputy Inspector-General of Police Commissioner of Police Additional Commissioner of Police (DMP)	21
Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Joint District and Sessions Judge Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge	Divisional Director of Local Government Additional Commissioner of Division Officer of the status of Joint Secretary to the Government	Colonel and equivalent	Additional Deputy Inspector-General of Police Additional Commissioner of Police Joint Commissioner of Police (DMP)	22
	Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Collector & District Magistrate	Lieutenant Colonel and equivalent (More than 18 years of Commissioned Service)	Assistant Inspector-General of Police District Superintendent of Police Deputy Commissioner of Police	24
Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court Senior Judicial Magistrate Metropolitan Magistrate Senior Civil Judge	District Director Deputy Secretary Additional District Magistrate Additional Deputy Commissioner	Major and equivalent (More than 15 years of Commissioned Service)	Additional Superintendent of Police (Sr Grade) Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police	25

Rank	Position
1	President of the Republic – Mohammed Shahabuddin
2	Prime Minister of the Republic – Tarique Rahman
3	Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad – Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikrom Chief Justice of the Republic – Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury
4	Living Former Presidents of the Republic – Mohammad Abdul Hamid
5	Cabinet Ministers of the Republic Deputy Leader of the Parliament Chief Whip – Nurul Islam Moni Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad – Barrister Kayser Kamal Leader of the Opposition in Parliament – Shafiqur Rahman
6	Persons holding status of a Minister without being members of the Cabinet
7	Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of the Commonwealth countries accredited to Bangladesh Justice(s) of the Supreme Court (Appellate Division) Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission – Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury Chairman of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission – Jalal Ahmed Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission
8	Chief Election Commissioner – AMM Nasir Uddin Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Ministers of State of the Republic Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Parliament – Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher Chief Whip of the Opposition in Parliament – Nahid Islam Justice(s) of the Supreme Court (High Court Division) Commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission Members of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Whip Attorney-General
9	Election Commissioners Persons accorded status of State Ministers
10	Deputy Ministers of the Republic
11	Persons holding appointments accorded status of a Deputy Minister Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to Bangladesh
12	Cabinet Secretary – Dr. Nasimul Gani Chiefs of Staff of the Four-Star Rank of Full General and equivalent – Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh Army) – General Waker-Uz-Zaman Chief of Naval Staff (Bangladesh Navy) – Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh Air Force) – Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister – A. B. M. Abdus Sattar
13	Members of the Parliament Comptroller and Auditor General – Md. Nurul Islam Ombudsman
14	Visiting Ambassadors and High Commissioners not accredited to Bangladesh
15	Chairman of the Public Service Commission – Mobasser Monem Governor of Bangladesh Bank – Md Mostaqur Rahman Inspector General of Police – Md. Ali Hossain Fakir Officers of the rank of Lieutentant General in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and Air Force Senior Secretaries of the Government Senior District and Sessions Judges Registrar General of the Supreme Court
16	Chairman of University Grants Commission Members of the Planning Commission Officers of the substantive rank of Major General in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and Air Force Secretaries to the Government including Secretary to the Parliament District and Sessions Judges Registrars of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
17	Chargé d'affaires en pied of Foreign Countries Director General of National Security Intelligence Director General of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Officers holding the status of Secretaries to the Government Director General of Rapid Action Battalion Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh Director General of Bangladesh Ansar Director General of the Department of Immigration & Passports National Professors Vice-Chancellors of State Universities Chief Judicial Magistrates/Chief Metropolitan Magistrates/Additional District and Sessions Judges/Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge
18	Mayors of City Corporations (within the jurisdiction of their respective corporation)
19	Chargé d'affaires ad-interim of Foreign Countries Additional Inspector Generals of Police Additional Secretaries to the Government Divisional Commissioners within their respective charges Additional Attorney Generals Chief Engineer, Public Works Department Chief Engineer, Roads and Highways Department Chairmen/Executive Chairmen/Managing Directors/Chief Executives Chairman, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Chairman, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Centre Chairman, Bangladesh Power Development Board Chairman, Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) Chairman, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Land Port Authority Chairman, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Jute Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Chairman, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha Director General, Bangladesh Railway Director General, Directorate General of Health Services Director General, Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education Director General, Department of Narcotics Control Director General, Department of Social Services Managing Director, Bangladesh Krishi Bank Managing Director, Sonali Bank Managing Director, Rupali Bank Directors General of the Anti-Corruption Commission Professors of State Universities in Selection Grade Visiting Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Bangladesh
20	Chairman, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Chairman, Bangladesh Tea Board Managing Director, Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited Chief Architect of the Government Chief Conservator of Forests Chief Engineer, Local Government Engineering Department Chief Controller of Imports and Exports Director General of Labour Director General of Food Director General, Bangladesh Water Development Board Director General, National Broadcasting Authority Director General, Directorate General of Jute Division Chief of the Planning Commission Managing Director, Bangladesh Biman Members of National Board of Revenue Members of Public Service Commission Officers of the status of Additional Secretary to the Government Vice Chairman and Chief Executive, Export Promotion Bureau
21	Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority Deputy Attorneys-General President, Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department Chief Engineer, Health Engineering Department Director General of Fire Service and Civil Defence Inspector General of Prisons – Syed Muhammad Motahar Hussain Deputy Inspector-Generals of Police within their respective charges Chairman, Rural Electrification Board Chairman, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation Chairmen – Chittagong Development Authority – Md. Noorul Karim Rajshahi Development Authority – S.M. Tuhinur Alam Khulna Development Authority – Brig. Gen. Md. Zahangir Hossain Collectors of Customs and Excise in Selection Grade within their respective charges Commissioners of Taxes within their respective charges Managing Director, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation Managing Director, Jiban Bima Corporation Chairman, Bangladesh Handloom Board Chairman, Trading Corporation of Bangladesh Managing Directors, Water and Sewerage Authorities Managing Directors of the Financial Institutions Managing Directors of other Nationalised Commercial Banks Senior Joint Secretaries to the Government Officers of the Rank of Brigadier General in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and Air Force Surveyor General of Bangladesh
22	Additional Chief Engineers of Government Departments Collectors of Customs and Excise within their respective charges Commissioners of Divisions outside their respective charges Consulars of Embassies, High Commissions, and Legations of Foreign and Commonwealth Government Additional Directors-General, Health Services Postmasters General Consulars/Counsellors to the Diplomatic Missions of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Abroad Joint Chief, Planning Commission Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates/Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrates/Joint District and Sessions Judges/Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judges Professors of State Universities Principals of Government Medical Colleges Officers of the substantive rank of Full Colonel in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
23	Chairmen, Regional Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education Additional Divisional Commissioners within their respective charges Additional Deputy Inspector Generals of Police (within their respective charges) Mayors of City Corporations outside their respective charges Principals of Government Colleges Military, Naval, and Air Attaché to Embassies and Legations and Military, Naval, and Air Advisors to High Commissions Professors of Government Medical Colleges
24	Chairmen of the District Councils within their respective charges Deputy Commissioners and District Magistrates within their respective charges District Superintendents of Police Commandant of Bangladesh Marine Academy Officers of the substantive rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force, having completed at least 18 years of cumulative commissioned service
25	Special Superintendents of Police Deputy Secretaries to the Government Civil Surgeons within their respective charges Chairmen of Upazila Parishad (if elected) within their respective charges Mayors of Municipalities (if elected) within their respective charges Officers of the substantive rank of Major in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Foce, having completed at least 15 years of cumulative commissioned service

Order of precedence in Bangladesh

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The Warrant of Constitutional Precedence and Institutional Preeminence governing the Judiciary, Civil Administration, Military, and Police forces

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