Table of precedence for the People's Republic of Bangladesh

The Supreme Court released the full text of its verdict disposing of the long-pending dispute over the impugned state-level hierarchy—Warrant of Precedence on 9 November 2016.

A five-member Appellate Division bench of the Supreme Court, headed by then chief justice M Muzammel Hossain, passed the order with expunction, modification, observation and findings.

The president and the prime minister hold the 1st and 2nd position respectively, according to the Warrant of Precedence.

According to the SC observation, the rank of chief justice will be equivalent to that of the speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad.

The Appellate Division judges will be upgraded to the position of the full minister instead of the state minister while judges of the High Court get the status of the state minister.

Since the attorney general, the chief government law officer, holds the constitutional post, his position will be above all secretaries of the Republic while the position of the member of parliament (MP) will be above the cabinet secretary, the chiefs of the three services and principal secretary.

As the district judges head the subordinate courts, their position will be the upgraded one equivalent to secretary of the Republic.

Similarly, additional district judge will hold the position next to the district judges.

It is still unofficial but the indication of Supreme court Warrant of Precedence should look something like the following.

1. President of the Republic
2. Prime Minister of the Republic
3. Head of Branches
   1. Speaker of the Parliament (Head of Legislative branch)
   2. Chief Justice of Bangladesh (Head of Judiciary Branch)
4. Former Presidents of the Republic
5. Cabinet Ministers of the Republic
6. Chairmen of Parliamentary Committee in Parliament committee meeting (According to parliamentary rules of procedures, they are chairman of a committee where ministers are members and their protocol precedes ministers protocol)
7. Chief Whip
8. Deputy Speaker of the Parliament
9. Leader of the Opposition in Parliament
10. Deputy Leader of the House
11. Persons holding appointments accorded status of a Minister without being members of the Cabinet
12. Mayor of Dhaka North
13. Mayor of Dhaka South
14. Judges of the Supreme Court (Appellate Division)
15. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries accredited to Bangladesh
16. Ministers of State of the Republic and equivalent
17. Chief Election Commissioner
18. Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
19. Deputy leader of the Opposition in Parliament
20. Whip of ruling party
21. Chief Whip of opposition (According to the protocol they receive inside the parliament)
22.  Persons holding appointments accorded status of State Minister
23. Chairman of Parliamentary Committee (as they carry flag of parliament)
24. Election Commissioners
25. Judges of the Supreme Court (High Court Division)
26. Persons holding appointments accorded status of a Minister of State
27. Mayor of Narayanganj
28. Deputy Ministers of the Republic
29. Persons holding appointments accorded status of Deputy Minister
30. Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary accredited to Bangladesh
31. Persons holding appointments accorded status of a Deputy Minister and High Commissioners not accredited to Bangladesh
32. Whip of opposition (Their protocol precedes MP's protocol)
33. (Constitutional post and representative of the people above all officers)
34. Member of Parliament
35. (Constitutional post who are above the senior most government officers)
36. Officers of the rank of General in the Army (four star)
37. Officers of the rank of Admiral in Navy(four star)
38. Officers of the rank of Air Chief Marshal in Air Force (four star)
39. Attorney-General
40. Cabinet Secretary
41. Visiting Ambassadors and High Commissioners not accredited to Bangladesh.
42. Officers of the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army
43. Officers of the rank of Vice Admiral in Navy
44. Officers of the rank of Air Chief Marshal in Air Force
45. Comptroller and Auditor-General Ombudsman
46. Governor, Bangladesh Bank
47.  Senior Secretaries of the government and equivalent
48. Chairman, Public Service Commission
49. Chairman, University Grants Commission
50. Inspector General of Police
51. Members, Planning Commission
52. Officers of the rank of Major General in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air force (two star)
53.  Secretaries to the Government including Secretary to the Parliament.
54. Chargés d'affaires en pied of foreign countries
55. Director General of the National Security Intelligence
56. Full-time Members, University Grants Commission. National Professors
57. Officers holding the status of Secretaries to the Government.
58. Vice-chancellors of Universities
59. District Judges or equivalent.
60. Additional District Judges or holder of equivalent judicial posts
61. Additional Secretaries to the Government
62. Mayors of City Corporations within the jurisdiction of their respective Corporations
63.  Additional Attorney-General
64. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
65. Chairman, Board of Land Administration
66. Chairman, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation
67. Chairman, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation
68. Chairman, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation
69. Chairman, Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation
70. Chairman, Bangladesh Power Development Board
71. Chairman, Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation
72. Chairman, Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation
73. Chairman, Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation
74. Chairman, Bangladesh Water Development Board
75. Chairman, Tariff Commission
76. Chargés d'affaires ad interim of foreign countries
77. Director-General of Anti-Corruption
78. Executive Vice-Chairman, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council
79. Managing Director, Bangladesh Krishi Bank
80. Managing Director, Sonali Bank
81. Professors of Universities in Selection Grade
82. Visiting Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Bangladesh
83.  (Rank of Additional secretary)
84. Chairman, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
85. Chairman, Tea Board
86. Chairman, Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board
87. Chief Architect to the Government
88. Chief Conservator of Forests
89. Chief Engineer, Roads and Highways Department
90. Chief Engineer, Public Works Department
91. Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority
92. Director-General, Department of Agriculture Extension
93. Director of Fisheries
94. Director-General of Health Services
95. Director of Livestock Services
96. Director-General of Primary Education
97. Director-General of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
98. Director-General of Technical Education
99. Division Chief, Planning Commission
100. Managing Director, Bangladesh Biman.
101. Managing Director, of other nationalised Commercial Banks
102. Members of the National Board of Revenue
103. Members, Public Service Commission
104. Officers of the status of Additional Secretary to the Government. Registrar of the Supreme Court
105. Vice-chairman, Export Promotion Bureau
106.  (Rank of Joint secretary)
107. Additional Inspector-General of Police
108. Chairman, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority
109. Chairman, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation
110. Chairman, Bangladesh Small & Cottage Industries Corporation
111. Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority
112. Chairman, Dhaka Improvement Trust
113. Chairman, National Broadcasting Authority
114. Chairman, Petroleum Corporation
115. Chairman, Port Authority
116. Chairman, Rural Electrification Board
117. Chairman, Trading Corporation of Bangladesh
118. Chairman, Water and Sewerage Authority
119. Chairman, Bangladesh Hand Loom Board
120. Chairman, Bangladesh Sericulture Board
121. Chairman, Bangladesh Jute corporation
122. Chairman, Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation
123. Chairman, Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation
124. Chairman, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation
125. Chairman, Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
126. Chief Controller of Imports and Exports
127. Chief Engineer, Housing and Settlement Department
128. Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department
129. Commissioners of Divisions within their respective charges
130. Director, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
131. Director, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
132. Director, Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
133. Director, Bangladesh Sugar and food Industries Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
134. Director, Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
135. Director-General of Ansars & VDP
136. Director-General of Bangladesh Rural Development Board
137. Director-General, Department of Immigration and Passport
138. Director-General of the Export Promotion Bureau
139. Director-General, Fire Services and Civil Defence
140. Director-General of Food
141. Director-General of Geological Survey
142. Director-General of Industries
143. Director-General of Land Record and Surveys
144. Director-General of Post Offices
145. Director-General of Population Control
146. Director-General of Relief and Rehabilitation
147. Director-General Shipping
148. General Manager of Bangladesh Railway
149. Joint Secretaries to the Government
150. Managing Director, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation
151. Managing Director of the Financial Institutions
152. Managing Director, Jiban Bima Corporation
153. Managing Director, Sadharan Bima Corporation
154. Managing Director, Bangladesh Film Development Corporation
155. Member, Atomic Energy Commission if full-time member of the Board of Directors
156. Member, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation if full-time member of the Board of Directors
157. Member, Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation if full-time member of the Board of Directors
158. Member, Bangladesh Power Development Board if full-time member of the board of Directors
159. Member, Bangladesh Water Development Board if full-time member of the Board of Directors
160. Ministers and Deputy High Commissioners of the rank of Ministers in Embassies, High Commissions and Missions Located in Bangladesh
161. Officers of the rank of Brigadier in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
162. Registrar, Co-operative Societies
163. Surveyor-General of Bangladesh
164.  
165. Additional Chief Architect
166. Additional Chief Engineers of Government Departments
167. Additional Director-General, Health Services
168. Chairman, Chittagong Development Authority
169. Chairman, Rajshahi Development Authority
170. Chairman, Khulna Development Authority
171. Collectors of Customs and Excise
172. Commissioners of Divisions outside their respective charges
173. Commissioners of Taxes
174. Consuls General
175. Controller General of Accounts Controller General of Defense Finance
176. Counselors of Embassies, High Commissions and Legations of Foreign and Commonwealth Government
177. Deputy Inspectors General of Police within their respective charges
178. Director of Agriculture Extension
179. Director General, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute
180. Director General, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute
181. Director General, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
182. Director General, Department of Social Services
183. Director General, National Institute of Mass Communication
184. Director General of Youth Development Department
185. Director, Military lands and Cantonment
186. Director General, Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Centre
187. Director General, Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute
188. Inspector General of Prisons
189. Joint Chief, Planning Commission
190. Member, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
191. Member, Bangladesh export Processing Zone Authority (if full- time member of the Board of Directors)
192. Member, Tea Board (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
193. Officers of the rank of Full Colonel in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
194. Officers of the status of Joint Secretary to the Government
195. Principals of Medical and Engineering Colleges and Professors of Universities
196.  
197. Additional Commissioners (within respective charges)
198. Director, Bangladesh jute Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
199. Director, Bangladesh Forest Industries Corporation (if full-time member of Board of Directors)
200. Director, Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
201. Director, Bangladesh Tourism Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
202. Director, Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (if full-time of the Board of Directors)
203. Director, Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors
204. Director of Education
205. Director, Petroleum Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
206. Director, Bangladesh Rural Development Board (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
207. Director, Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
208. Mayors of Civic Corporations outside their respective charges
209. Member, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
210. Member, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
211. Member, Bangladesh Handloom Board (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
212. Member, Bangladesh Sericulture Board (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
213. Member, Civil Aviation Authority (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
214. Member, Port Authority (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
215. Member, Rural Electrification Board (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
216. Member, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
217. Military, Naval and Air Attaches to Embassies and Legations and Military, Naval and Air Advisors to High Commissions
218. Professors of Medical and Engineering Colleges
219.  
220. Chairmen of District Councils (if elected) within their respective charges
221. Commandant, Marine Academy
222. Deputy Commissioners within their respective charges. Deputy Inspectors General of Police outside their charges
223. Director, Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Center (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
224. Director, Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institute (if full-time member of the Board of Directors)
225. District and Sessions Judges within their respective charges
226. Officers of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
227.  
228. Chairmen (if elected) of class I Municipalities within their charges
229. Chairmen of Upazila Parishads within their respective charges
230. Civil Surgeons within their respective charge
231. Deputy Secretaries of the government
232. Officers of the rank of Major in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and the Air Force
233. Superintendents of Police within their respective charges