Security Services Division

Head

n/a

Role

Secretary

Annual budget

৳40,380,000,000

Staff

n/a

Established

2017

Legal basis

Ministry of Public Administration Gazette Notification, 20 January 2017 (S.R.O. No. 27-Ain/2017), formally establishing the division following the Cabinet decision of 1 June 2016 to bifurcate the Ministry of Home Affairs. Rules of Business 1996 (as amended) allocate SSD subjects. September 3, 2025 Cabinet Division notification merged SSD and the Public Security Division back into a single home ministry structure under the Yunus interim government; SSD continues to function as a named sub-unit with a separate budget line and dedicated website.

The entity is now integrated into the Ministry of Home Affairs, focusing on the successful implementation of administrative restructuring and the consolidation of its diverse mandates into a single governance framework.

SSD was created by gazette notification of 20 January 2017 formalising a Cabinet decision of 1 June 2016 to split MoHA into two divisions. The September 3, 2025 merger under the Yunus interim government eliminated SSD as a formally autonomous division, but the entity retains its own website (ssd.gov.bd), budget line (Tk 4,038 crore in FY 2025-26), and online services portal. Whether the BNP government formed February 17, 2026 has issued a fresh gazette reconstituting SSD as a separate division could not be confirmed from available primary sources as of May 17, 2026; verification_status is therefore 'partial'. The current_head (Md. Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury) was confirmed as Secretary by multiple primary sources from his July 2022 appointment through 2023; his current status post-September 2025 merger has not been independently confirmed for 2026 and should be re-verified. He is recorded in the Dhaka prison website (prison.dhaka.gov.bd), BSS, New Age, and Wikipedia as SSD Secretary. head_since is approximate (July 2022). Budget: Tk 4,038 crore = BDT 40,380,000,000 (1 crore = 10,000,000), sourced from BSS budget coverage corroborated by MoF portal line item. The Prisons Act 1894 governs prison administration pending enactment of the draft Correction Services Act 2025. DNC established January 2, 1990 under Narcotics Control Act 1990. Pakistan MoU date confirmed as May 8, 2026 by BSS, Outlook Bangla, Dawn, and The Express Tribune; some Pakistani outlets datelined it May 9 reflecting Karachi time zone of publication. [2026-06-08 audit correction] [DISSOLVED 2025-09-03] Security Services Division merged back into the Ministry of Home Affairs by Cabinet Division notification; no longer standalone. Head nulled; flagged for removal.