Bangladesh Secretariat

Bangladesh Secretariat
বাংলাদেশ সচিবালয়
Entrance of the secretariat building
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General information
TypeGovernment building
LocationDhaka, Bangladesh
AddressAbdul Gani Road, Segunbagicha
Coordinates23°43′44″N 90°24′31″E / 23.7288°N 90.4086°E / 23.7288; 90.4086
Construction started1947
Completed1969; 55 years ago (1969)
OwnerGovernment of Bangladesh
Other information
Public transit access MRT Line 6  Bangladesh Secretariat

The Bangladesh Secretariat (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সচিবালয়, romanizedBangladesh Sochibaloy), also known as Bangladesh Sachibalay or Old Secretariat, is the administrative headquarters of the Government of Bangladesh, and houses the majority of ministries and government agencies and bodies, located in Segunbagicha, Dhaka.[1][2] The secretariat can refer to the complex of ministries, or refer to the Bangladesh Civil Service central administration. Its political heads are the ministers while the administrative heads are the Secretaries to the Government. The Secretariat complex was originally constructed as the Secretariat of East Pakistan.[3]

  1. ^ "Bangladesh Secretariat". The Daily Star.
  2. ^ "Peons of schools and Ansar members stage protest at Secretariat". The Business Standard. 2024-08-25. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  3. ^ "Secretariat". Banglapedia.