Table-S4.

Articles (n=3) described institutional and policy structure of the DLS of Bangladesh.

Author, Year	Title of the article	Type of study	Key findings
Zellweger et al., 2017 [3]	A current perspective on AMR in Southeast Asia	Review	•Multiple drivers along with loosely regulated access to antimicrobials are responsible for AMR development in the region
Samuel et al., 2019 [6]	Veterinary AMR containment in Bangladesh: Evaluating the NAP and scoping the evidence on implementation	Review	•Policy gaps, including an explicit financing modality and specifications for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) exist in the veterinary sector
			•Rigorous operational, monitoring and evaluation frameworks weakness in veterinary sector
Hoque R et al., 2020 [20]	Tackling AMR in Bangladesh: A scoping review of policy and practice in human, animal and environment sectors	Research article	•Bangladesh has developed NAP for containment of AMR
			•Lack of functional mechanism for implementation or coordination, lack of adequate financial, and institutional resources for relevant capacity, and means for infection prevention and control and building awareness and political commitment are the barriers to implement NAP

AMR=Antimicrobial resistance, NAP=National action plan, DLS=Department of Livestock Services