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Ministry of Home Affairs

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Profile

Head
Salahuddin Ahmed
Role
Minister
Annual budget
৳310,390,000,000
Staff
n/a
Established
1971
Legal basis
Established 10 April 1971 by the Provisional Government of Bangladesh (Mujibnagar); operates under the Rules of Business of the Government of Bangladesh.
Provenance & notes

Budget figure of Tk 31,039 crore is FY2025-26 proposed allocation for Public Security Division and Security Service Division combined (TBS, June 2025). RAB reform is under active legal review; possible renaming discussed but not yet enacted. Staff count not published by MoHA. Established year is 1971 per Wikipedia (Mujibnagar Provisional Government, 10 April 1971). Pakistan MoU signed 8 May 2026 (not 7 May as some early reports stated; BSS and Daily Star both confirm 8 May). The May 1 joint operation targets drug smugglers and extortionists, not individual addicts, per Home Minister's May 4 press conference. Activity evidence hold: removed 2 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.

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