Bangladesh Secretariat
The Bangladesh Secretariat, also known as Bangladesh Sachibalaya or Old Secretariat, is the administrative headquarters of the Government of Bangladesh, and houses the majority of ministries and government agencies and bodies.[1][2] The secretariat can refer to the complex of ministries, or refer to the Bangladesh Civil Service central administration. Its political heads are the ministers while the administrative heads are the Secretaries to the Government. It is located in Bangladesh's capital city of Dhaka. The Secretariat complex was originally constructed as Secretariat of East Pakistan.[3]
Bangladesh Secretariat | |
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বাংলাদেশ সচিবালয় | |
General information | |
Type | Government building |
Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Address | Abdul Gani Rd, Dhaka 1000, |
Coordinates | 23.7288°N 90.4086°E |
Construction started | 1947 |
Completed | 1969 |
Owner | Government of Bangladesh |
Proposal for a new Secretariat
A new Secretariat in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar has been purported for many years by the government to bring the secretariat closer to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).[4] The new building is being considered to take full account of the designs of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban building, made by world famous architect Louis Kahn.[5] A committee to suggest alternatives to the current building has been set up by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[6] Four nine-storied buildings with 14-storey foundation will be constructed on 32 acres of land.[7]
Structure and Departments
- Building # 1
- Building # 3
- Ministry of Commerce
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- A. Health Services Division
- B. Medical Education and Family Welfare Division
- Building # 4
- Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Food
- Ministry of Information
- Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
- A. Law and Justice Division
- B. Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division
- Ministry of Land
- Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
- Building # 5
- Building # 6
- Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
- Ministry of Cultural Affairs
- Ministry of Education
- A. Secondary And Higher Education Division
- B. Technical And Madrasha Education Division
- Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
- Power Division
- B. Energy and Mineral Resources Division.
- Ministry of Environment and Forest
- Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
- Internal Resources Division (Ministry of Finance)
- Ministry of Textiles and Jute
- Ministry of Shipping
- Ministry of Social Welfare
- Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- Building # 7
- Ministry of Water Resources
- Ministry of Youth and Sports
- Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
- A. Posts and Telecommunications Division
- Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
- A. Local Government Division
- B. Rural Development and Co-operatives Division
- Ministry of Labour and Employment
- Ministry of Finance
- Finance Division
- Financial Institutions Division
- Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
- Road Transport and Highways Division
- Building # 8
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Public Security Division
- Security Services Division
- Ministry of Religious Affairs
- Ministry of Home Affairs
References
- "Ministry of Bangladesh - address of Bangladesh Secretariat". 24 February 2015.
- "Bangladesh Secretariat". The Daily Star.
- "Secretariat". Banglapedia.
- "Move to relocate Secretariat to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar". Daily Sun.
- "Secretariat Complex at Sher-e -Bangla Nagar - An Architectural Repercussion of Kahn's Vision". 26 April 2017.
- "Govt plans new Secretariat at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar despite Planning Commission objections". bdnews24.com.
- "Secretariat to be relocated to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar". Dhaka Tribune. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- মন্ত্রণালয়ওবিভাগসমূহ(সংশ্লিষ্টওয়েবসাইটেপ্রবেশকরতেক্লিককরুন) -Cabinet Division-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh - মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার. www.cabinet.gov.bd.