Public Security Division

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Public Security Division
Bengali: জননিরাপত্তা বিভাগ
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Division overview
FormedJune 2016;9 years ago (June 2016)
Jurisdiction Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters Bangladesh Secretariat, Agargaon, Dhaka
Division executive
Parent department Ministry of Home Affairs
Website Public Security Division

Public Security Division was a Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Bangladesh. It is responsible for public security and overseas the civilian security agencies of Bangladesh. [1]

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History

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. [2] [3] The official gazette on the split was issued in 2017. [4] The two divisions were merged again in 2025. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Introduction". mhapsd.gov.bd. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Home ministry split into 2 divisions". The Daily Star. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Overall security being recast: Home minister". The Daily Star. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Gazette on home ministry's split". The Daily Star. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Govt merges two divisions under home ministry". The Daily Star. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "mhapsd". mhapsd.gov.bd. Retrieved 7 July 2019.


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