Security Service Division

Security Service Division

Bengali: নিরাপত্তা সেবা বিভাগ
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Division overview
Formed	June 2016;9 years ago (June 2016)
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Agargaon, Dhaka
Division executive	Nasimul Gani, Senior Secretary
Parent department	Ministry of Home Affairs
Website	Security Service Division

Security Service Division is division of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Bangladesh and responsible for agencies under the ministry that are not involved in law enforcement. ^{[1] [2]} Nasimul Gani is a government secretary and currently in charge of the division. ^[3]

History

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]}

Agencies

• Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence
• Department of Immigration & Passport
• Department of Narcotics Control ^[7]
• Department of Prison

References

1. "Vision and Mission". SSD. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
2. "23rd BCG anniversary tomorrow". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 13 February 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
3. "Secretary" . Retrieved 7 July 2019.
4. "Home ministry split into 2 divisions". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 1 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
5. "Gazette on home ministry's split". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 20 January 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
6. "Bangladesh-UK 3rd Strategic Dialogue tomorrow". The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 23 April 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
7. "Home" . Retrieved 7 July 2019.