Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence

The FSCD faces significant challenges in maintaining emergency response capacity due to rapid, unplanned urbanization and high fire risks in high-rise and industrial buildings.

Established 9 April 1981 through the merger of the pre-existing Fire Service Directorate and Civil Defence Directorate; headquartered at 1 Sheikh Russell Sarak (Mirpur Road), Dhaka. The DG post is conventionally held by a Brigadier General of the Bangladesh Army on deputation; Brig Gen Muhammad Jahed Kamal was appointed by the Ministry of Public Administration and took charge on 3 October 2024, succeeding Brig Gen Md Main Uddin. Staff count of 14,570 and 537 fire stations are sourced from FSCD annual statistics published in January 2026 covering year-end 2025 data; sanctioned-post figures differ from actual strength and are not disaggregated in public reports. annual_budget_bdt is left null because no FSCD-specific line-item figure from the FY2025-26 budget schedule was confirmable from two independent public sources; the MoHA combined allocation figure is noted in budget_actions. The parent_id_ref 'Security Services Division' is confirmed by the FSCD's own portal domain structure (fireservice.portal.gov.bd) and MoHA Wikipedia organisational chart. RAB-FSCD-DSCC coordination on market fire-safety drives is an ongoing but episodic mechanism; no specific joint operation in the 90-day window was confirmed by two sources and is therefore not included as a notable event. The probe into the HSIA cargo fire (October 2025) found systemic security and safety failures but has not resulted in publicly confirmed criminal referrals as of the verification date.