Dhaka, March 13 -- The interim government of Bangladesh formed an 11-member Administrative Reform Commission in October 2024, led by Abdul Muid Chowdhury, to recommend ways to make public administration more people-centric, accountable, efficient, and impartial. On February 15, 2025, the Commission submitted its recommendations, key among which is transitioning Bangladesh from unitary to a federal system, adopting a provincial government structure.

The Commission suggested forming four provinces based on the old divisions of Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi, and Khulna, considering Dhaka as a centrally administered Capital City Government. Each province will have its own legislature, executive branch, and a bench of the High Court Division of...