Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh)
| স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয় | |
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 14 April 1971 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Building No. 8, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka |
| Annual budget | ৳31014 crore (US$2.5 billion) (2024-2025) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Ministry executive | |
| Child agencies | |
| Website | moha |
The Ministry of Home Affairs (Bengali: স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়, romanized: Swôrāstrô Montronaloy) is a ministry of the Government of Bangladesh responsible for internal security, law enforcement, and domestic policy. It serves as the country’s principal interior ministry and oversees key law enforcement, paramilitary, and intelligence agencies. The ministry is also responsible for public safety and policing, border security, immigration, the issuance of passports, and civil registration.[1][2]
Senior officials
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 — Lt. Gen. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Adviser)
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.
Departments and agencies
- 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
- Dealing with management of coastal borders
- 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
- 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
References
- ^ "Government merges two divisions of home ministry, restores single structure". bdnews24.com. 3 September 2025. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Govt merges two divisions under home ministry". The Daily Star. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.