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Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh)

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Minister responsible
  
Asaduzzaman Khan

Formed
  
April 14, 1971; 45 years ago (1971-04-14)

Jurisdiction
  
Government of Bangladesh

Headquarters
  
Building # 8, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka

Annual budget
  
8857,59,98 thousand taka (2013-2014)

Child agencies
  
Bangladesh PoliceBangladesh Coast GuardBangladesh AnsarDepartment of Narcotics ControlBorder Guards Bangladesh

The Ministry of Home Affairs (Bengali: স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়; Sarāṣṭra Montronaloya) (abbreviated as MHA) or Home Ministry is a ministry of the Government of Bangladesh. An interior ministry, it is mainly responsible for the maintenance of internal security and domestic policy. It contains two divisions:

Contents

  • Public Security Division
  • Security Service Division

    • Ministerial team

    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 — Mr. Asaduzzaman khan kamal,MP (Bangladesh Awami League)

    • Home Secretary and other senior officials

    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.

  • Home Secretary — Dr. Md. Mozammel Haque Khanhuiyan

    • Public Security Division

  • 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, creation of infrastructure 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 VDP
    • 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 socioeconomic development.

    Security Service Division

  • 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

    • References

    Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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