Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Bangladesh)

Ministry of Cultural Affairs

Bengali: সংস্কৃতি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়
Government of Bangladesh Seal
Ministry overview
Formed	12 January 1972; 52 years ago (12 January 1972)
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka[1]
Annual budget	৳779 crore (US$65 million) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Ministry executives	Md. Ataur Rahman, Secretary
Child agencies	Directorate of Archives and Libraries Department of Public Libraries Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Bangla Academy Department of Archaeology Nazrul Institute National Book Centre Bangladesh Copyright Office Bangladesh Folk Arts and Crafts Foundation
Website	www.moca.gov.bd

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs^[2] (Bengali: সংস্কৃতি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়; Sanskr̥ti biṣaẏaka mantraṇālaẏa) is a ministry of the Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh, in charge of national museums and monuments; promoting and protecting the arts (visual, plastic, theatrical, musical, dance, architectural, literary, televisual and cinematographic) in Bangladesh and managing the national archives. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs is also charged with maintaining the Bengali identity.