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The Ministry of Home Affairs is a ministry of the People's Republic 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 .
The Department of Immigration & Passports of the Ministry of Home Affairs is the government organisation responsible for passports, immigration and migration in general in Bangladesh. It is located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. [1] The headquarters is located in Agargaon Passport office in Dhaka City.
Public Security Division is the part of the Ministry of Home Affairs which was established in 1971 by the Government of Bangladesh in exile during the Bangladesh Liberation war. [1] In June 2016, the Government of Bangladesh divided the Ministry of Home Affairs into two Divisions, Public Security Division and the Security Service Division.
The government of Bangladesh decided to split the Ministry of Home Affairs into two different divisions, the Security Service Division and the Public Security Division, on 1 June 2016. [4] On 20 January 2017, the Government issued the official gazette on the split of the Ministry and the formation of the two divisions. [5] [6]
He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman was the first person appointed to this office by the then Mujibnagar government formed during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. [1]
The Government agencies in Bangladesh are state controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Bangladesh. The Government Ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy decisions.
Bangladesh is the first country in South Asia to issue e-passports for all eligible citizens. The passport booklet is manufactured, printed and issued by the Department of Immigration & Passports of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
An interior ministry (also called ministry of home affairs in many Commonwealth countries or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement.