Minister of Home Affairs (Bangladesh)

Minister of Home Affairs
বাংলাদেশের স্বরাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী
Incumbent
Asaduzzaman Khan
since 15 July 2015
StyleThe Honourable (official)
StatusCabinet Minister
Member of
Reports to Prime Minister
Parliament
SeatBangladesh Secretariat
NominatorPrime Minister of Bangladesh
AppointerPresident of Bangladesh
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term length5 years or
Prime Minister's pleasures
Formation10 April 1971
First holderAbul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman
Salary
  • ৳ 105,000 Monthly (over US$ 1,122 monthly)
  • ৳ 1,260,000 annually (over US$ 13,475 annually)
Websitemha.gov.bd

The Home Minister of Bangladesh is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman was the first person appointed to this office by the then Mujibnagar government formed during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971.[1]

  1. ^ "Ex Ministers". Public Security Division. Retrieved 23 June 2020.