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Public Security Division

division · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

Profile

Head
Monzur Morshed Chowdhury
Role
Senior Secretary
Annual budget
৳270,010,000,000
Staff
—
Established
2016
Legal basis
Ministry of Home Affairs (Division of Responsibilities) Order 2017, S.R.O. No. 194-Law/2017, giving statutory effect to the June 2016 cabinet decision to split the Ministry of Home Affairs into two divisions. The division was formally merged back into MoHA in September 2025 by the interim government; its budget programme code (Chapter 25, PSD) and the psd.gov.bd domain remain active for FY2025-26.

PSD is coordinating a nationwide anti-drug/anti-extortion joint operation launched May 1, advancing police reform through merit-based IGP appointment and French capacity-building engagement, while managing BGB border alert and RAB's institutional future amid the Police Reform Commission's January 2025 recommendations for its review.

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Provenance & notes

Structural status: The Public Security Division was created in June 2016 when MoHA was split into two divisions (PSD + Security Service Division); formal gazette issued 2017. The interim government merged both divisions back into MoHA in September 2025. The BNP government (from February 17, 2026) has not re-issued a gazette re-separating PSD; however, the FY2025-26 budget retains a distinct 'Public Security Division' programme code (Chapter 25) with Tk 27,001 crore allocation, and the psd.gov.bd domain remains operational. This record treats PSD as a functional division under MoHA pending any gazette re-establishment. current_head (Monzur Morshed Chowdhury) is Senior Secretary of MoHA, whose remit covers PSD functions; appointed February 24, 2026 on one-year contract under Government Service Act 2018, s.49. IGP Ali Hossain Fakir (appointed February 24, 2026, took charge February 25) was appointed through the same government reshuffle. Budget: Tk 27,001 crore = BDT 270,010,000,000 (1 crore = 10,000,000); source is TBS reporting on MoHA FY2025-26 budget (total Tk 31,039 crore: PSD Tk 27,001 crore + Security Service Division Tk 4,038 crore). PSD's supervised agencies: Bangladesh Police (police.gov.bd), Border Guard Bangladesh (bgb.gov.bd), Bangladesh Coast Guard (coastguard.gov.bd), Bangladesh Ansar and VDP (ansarvdp.gov.bd), NTMC, and ICTBD Investigation Agency. Police Reforms Commission submitted 108 recommendations January 15, 2025; RAB review is ongoing; final Police Ordinance promulgated December 9, 2025 defined Police Commission as statutory body. French capacity-building engagement covers forensic labs (CID), anti-riot troop training, crime investigation, and institutional reform -- approved by MoHA for direct French Embassy meetings with IGP, DG-BGB, DG-Coast Guard, DG-Ansar (March 29, 2026).

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