Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh)

Government ministry of Bangladesh

Ministry of Home Affairsস্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়

Government Seal of Bangladesh

Ministry overview
Formed| 14 April 1971; 54 years ago (14 April 1971)
Jurisdiction| Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters| Building No. 8, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Annual budget| ৳31014 crore (US$2.6 billion) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible|

* Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Adviser for Home Affairs

Minister of State responsible|

* Khoda Baksh Chowdhury, Special Assistant

Ministry executive|

* Nasimul Gani, Senior Secretary

Child agencies|

* Public Security Division
Bangladesh Police
Border Guards Bangladesh
Bangladesh Ansar & VDP
Bangladesh Coast Guard,
* Security Service Division
Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence
Department of Immigration & Passports
Bangladesh Jail
Department of Narcotics Control

Website| www.mha.gov.bd

The Ministry of Home Affairs is a ministry of Bangladesh. An interior ministry, it is mainly responsible for the maintenance of internal security and domestic policy. It contains two divisions: the Public Security Division, and the Security Service Division.[1][2] It has been modelled to function as an ideal and efficient ministry of the government.

## Senior officials

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### Ministerial team

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The ministerial team at the MHA (mha.gov.bd) is headed by the Minister of Home Affairs, who is assigned to them to manage the ministers office and ministry.

* Minister — Lt. Gen. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Adviser)

### Home Secretary and other senior officials

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The ministers are supported by a number of civilian, scientific and professional advisors. The Home Secretary is the senior civil servant at the MHA. His/Her role is to ensure the MHA operates effectively as a department of the government.

* Senior Secretary, Public Security Division & Security Service Division — Nasimul Gani

## Departments

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### Public Security Division

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* Bangladesh Police
* Border Guard Bangladesh

Matters relating to coordination by administrative, diplomatic, security, intelligence, legal, regulatory and economic agencies of the country for the management of international borders, infrastructure development like roads/fencing and floodlighting of borders, border areas development programme pilot project on Multi-purpose National Identity Card

* Bangladesh Coast Guard

Dealing with management of coastal borders

* Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party

Dealing with management assistance of law and order along with other enforcement agencies. Village Defence Party works for the village law and order along with socio-economic development

### Security Services Division

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* Department of Narcotics Control

Controls the Illegal trafficking, use and consumption of narcotic Drugs.

* Department of Immigration & Passport
* Department of Fire Service & Civil Defence
* Department of Prison
* National Identity Wing

## See also

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* Minister of Home Affairs (Bangladesh)

## References

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1. ^ "Home ministry gets two divisions". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
2. ^ "Gazette on home ministry's split published". 19 January 2017.

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