Home Secretary of Bangladesh

Home Secretary of Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশের স্বরাষ্ট্র সচিব
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Flag of Bangladesh
since 25 February 2026
TypeCivil servant
StatusSenior civil servant of the Ministry of Home Affairs
Member of
Reports toMinister of Home Affairs
SeatBangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
AppointerGovernment of Bangladesh
Term lengthUntil the age of 59
Term contractually extendable
WebsiteOfficial website

The Home Secretary of Bangladesh is the senior civil servant responsible for the administration of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. The office is normally held by a secretary or senior secretary of the government and is responsible for the ministry's administrative affairs.

The Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for matters relating to internal security and public order and works through its departments and agencies in areas including policing, border management, immigration, prisons, fire and civil defence, and narcotics control.[1]

The incumbent Home Secretary is Manzur Morshed Chowdhury, who serves as Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs.[2]

List of Home Secretaries

No. Image Name Took office Left office Ref.
1 Abdul Khaleque 4 September 1971 26 January 1973 [3][4]
2 Shamsuddin Ahmed 27 January 1973 27 March 1975 [4]
3 Md. Mahbubuzzaman 17 January 1979 14 April 1982 [5][4]
4 Md. Khorshed Anwar 14 April 1982 17 May 1983 [4]
5 Quazi Azhar Ali 17 May 1983 23 June 1986 [6][4]
6 Sayeed Ahmed Mahmud 23 June 1986 23 February 1987 [4]
7 A. K. M. Kamal Uddin Chowdhury 23 February 1987 1 June 1988 [7][4]
8 Azim Uddin Ahmed 14 November 1989 26 December 1990 [4]
9 M. A. Sayeed 27 December 1990 22 April 1991 [4]
10 Muhammad Lutfullahil Majid 23 April 1991 19 August 1992 [4]
11 Manzur-ul-Karim 20 August 1992 6 February 1993 [4]
12 Azim Uddin Ahmed 30 March 1993 22 November 1995 [4]
13 Syed Rezaul Hayat 26 November 1995 7 April 1997 [4]
14 Safiur Rahman 8 April 1997 30 December 2000 [4]
15 Sadat Hussain 18 July 2001 2 September 2002 [4]
16 Muhammad Omar Faruk 2 September 2002 19 March 2005 [4]
17 Safar Raj Hossain 20 March 2005 31 October 2006 [8][4]
18 S. M. Zahurul Islam 31 October 2006 6 December 2006 [4]
19 Md. Abdul Karim 7 December 2006 9 March 2009 [4]
20 Abdus Sobhan Sikder 9 March 2009 3 October 2011 [9][4]
21 Manzur Hossain 5 October 2011 6 February 2012 [10][4]
22 C. Q. K. Mustaq Ahmed 6 February 2012 6 July 2014 [10][4]
23 Mozammel Haque Khan 7 July 2014 20 December 2016 [11][4]
24 Kamal Uddin Ahmed 21 December 2016 14 February 2017 [12][4]
Public Security Division
25 Kamal Uddin Ahmed 14 February 2017 27 August 2017 [12][4][13]
26 Mostafa Kamal Uddin 27 August 2017 12 January 2022 [14][4]
27 Md. Akhtar Hossain 12 January 2022 30 October 2022 [15][4]
28 Md. Aminul Islam Khan 30 October 2022 31 March 2023 [16][4]
29 Md. Mostafizur Rahman 2 April 2023 30 May 2024 [4]
30 Md. Jahangir Alam 30 May 2024 14 August 2024 [17][4]
31 Md. Mokabbir Hossain 14 August 2024 18 August 2024 [18][19][4]
32 Mohammad Abdul Momen 18 August 2024 9 December 2024 [20][21][4]
Ministry of Home Affairs
33 Nasimul Gani 23 December 2024 16 February 2026 [22][4]
34 Manzur Morshed Chowdhury 17 February 2026 Incumbent [23][24][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ministry of Home Affairs". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "কর্মকর্তাবৃন্দ". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "দেশের প্রথম আইজিপি ও সাবেক স্বরাষ্ট্রসচিব আবদুল খালেকের মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী পালন". Dhakatimes News. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 "প্রাক্তন সচিবগণের তালিকা" [List of former secretaries] (in Bengali). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "An illustrious civil servant and social worker | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Remembering Quazi Azhar Ali | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  7. ↑ "Former diplomat AKM Kamaluddin passes away". The Business Standard. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  8. ↑ "Who's on the Police Admin Reform Commission?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  9. ↑ "Abdus Sobhan made principal secretary". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  10. 1 2 bdnews24.com. "Govt names new home secy". Govt names new home secy. Retrieved 2026-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Mozammel public admin senior secy | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  12. 1 2 bdnews24.com. "Kamal Uddin Ahmed appointed home secretary". Kamal Uddin Ahmed appointed home secretary. Retrieved 2026-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Kamal made home secretary | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  14. ↑ bdnews24.com. "Mostafa Kamal, former secretary of home affairs, arrested in Chattogram". Mostafa Kamal, former secretary of home affairs, arrested in Chat. Retrieved 2026-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "Public Security Division's senior secretary Akhter Hossain sent on retirement". Daily Observer. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  16. ↑ "Ex-security division secretary arrested | News". BSS. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  17. ↑ "Public Security Division Secretary Jahangir Alam sent on compulsory retirement". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  18. ↑ "Mokabbir appointed senior secretary of water resources ministry". The Business Standard. 2025-08-18. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  19. ↑ "Now Home Ministry's senior secretary replaced". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  20. ↑ "ACC chairman Dr Momen joins office | News". BSS. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  21. ↑ DESK, FE ONLINE (2024-12-10). "Mohammad Abdul Momen new chairman of ACC". thefinancialexpress.com.bd. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  22. ↑ bdnews24.com. "Nasimul Gani appointed home secretary". Gani appointed home secretary. Retrieved 2026-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ "Monzur Morshed made senior secretary of home ministry". The Business Standard. 2026-02-24. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  24. ↑ bdnews24.com. "Government appoints Manzur Morshed Chowdhury as home secretary". Manzur Morshed new home secretary. Retrieved 2026-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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