National Agencies
Bangladesh possesses a large range of national agencies, which play a crucial role in the economic, social and political sectors of the country through their involvement in activities such as investment promotion (Board of Investment), research (Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), financial regulation (Bangladesh Bank), the distribution of news through the media (Bangladesh Sangbad Sangtha – BSS), economic liberalisation (Privatization Commission of Bangladesh), and the monitoring of the energy market (The Bangladesh Energy Regulation Commission – BERC).