Policy making in Bangladesh has virtually been in the domain of the bureaucracy like other developing countries. Although stakeholder engagement and communication are important for ensuring transparency, accountability and effectiveness of public health policies and events, this issue is often less reflected in practical scenarios. Effective engagement and a comprehensive pledge from relevant key stakeholders at the outset are crucial to ensure the development and implementation of effective national health policies and strategies. Hence, this study is aimed to explore the participation of citizens and policy forums in health policy processes. Further, this study accumulates all the health policies since 1971 in an inventory. Based on the study findings, several recommendations have been made to ensure BHW's participation in different policy forums.