Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh)

People's Republic of Bangladesh Ministry of Home Affairs
স্বরাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয়; Sarāṣṭra Montronaloya
	Government Seal of Bangladesh
Agency overview
Formed	April 14, 1971; 53 years ago
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Building No. 8, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Annual budget	৳88.576 billion (US$740 million) (2013-2014)
Minister responsible	Asaduzzaman Khan;
Agency executives	Mostafa Kamal Uddin, Secretary, Public Security Division; ; Mohammad Shahiduzzaman, ; Secretary, Security Services Division;
Child agencies	Bangladesh Police; Bangladesh Coast Guard; Bangladesh Ansar; Department of Narcotics Control; Border Guards Bangladesh;
Website	http://www.mha.gov.bd

The Ministry of Home Affairs (Template:Lang-bn; 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:^[2]^[3]

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 — Mr. Asaduzzaman Khan, 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 — Mostafa Kamal Uddin

Departments

Public Security Division

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.