Who are the Influential Person (IPs)??

Influential Person (IPs): "Influential persons" generally refer to individuals who have significant impact, authority, or sway in their respective fields or over others within domestic territory

Profession of Influential Person (IPs):

1. Ministers, State Ministers and Deputy Ministers

2. Members of Parliament

3. City Corporation Mayors, Word Commissioners/Councillors, Pouroshova Mayor,

Upazilla Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Chairman & Member of Union Parishad.

4. Senior Politicians

5. Members of the governing bodies (Central Executive Committees) of major political parties (especially where a member has significant executive power, e.g., over the selection of candidates or distribution of significant party funds)

6. City/District/Upazilla/Thana President & Secretary of Major Political Parties

7. President/Secretary of different affiliates of major political parties (student, youth, professional affiliates).

8. Candidate of National Election/Local Government Election.

9. Secretary, Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Senior Assistant Secretary, Assistant Secretary of Ministries

10. Divisional Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Magistrate, Executive Magistrate & Upazilla Executive Officer (UNO)

11. Governor, Deputy Governor, Executive Director and General Manager of Central Bank

12. Members of the Board of Central Banks;

13. High Ranking Officials of the Bangladesh Army (Major & above)

14. High Ranking Police Officials (ASP & above)

15. High Ranking Officials of Bangladesh Air Force (Squadron Leaders & above)

16. High Ranking Officials of Bangladesh Navy (Lieutenant Commander & above)

17. Head of the Intelligence Services (Head/Director General/Director of DGFI & NSI)

18. Director General/Director of any Government Institution/Body

19. Head or the senior executives or members of the administrative, management or

supervisory bodies of State-owned enterprises;

20. High ranking officials (CEO/MD, Directors, Deputy Directors and members of the

Board) of International Organizations.

21. Judges of Supreme Courts, of District & Session Judge Courts & of other Constitutional

Courts.

22. Members of Supreme Courts, Constitutional Courts or any judicial body the decisions

of which are not subject to further appeal except in exceptional circumstances;

23. Ambassadors/High Commissioners & Senior Diplomats

24. Others: Local Politically Influential Persons who exercise political power

25. Close Associates/Family Members of the above mentioned persons

Family members of a IP shall include at least the following:

 Spouse, or Civil Partner

 Children and their spouses or Civil Partner

 Parents

Close Associates of IP:

An individual known to have joint beneficial ownership of a legal entity or a legal arrangement or any other close business relationship with an IP. Also an individual who has sole beneficial ownership of a legal entity or a legal arrangement that is known to have been set up for the benefit of a IP.