The Ganabhaban ( bn, গণভবন, lit. ''People's House'') is the

official residence An official residence is the House, residence of a head of state, head of government, governor, Clergy, religious leader, leaders of international organizations, or other senior figure. It may be the same place where they conduct their work-relate ...

of the

Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজা ...

, which is located on the north corner of the National Parliament House in

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Sher-e-Bangla Nagar ( bn, শেরেবাংলা নগর; lit. ''City of the Tiger of Bengal'') is a neighborhood and a thana of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is also known as the 'capitol within the capital' due to it being the h ...

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. After independence,

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

worked at

Bangabhaban The Bangabhaban ( bn, বঙ্গভবন ''Bôngobhôbôn'', lit. ''House of Bengal'') is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of Bangladesh, located on Bangabhaban Road, and short road connecting Dilkusha Avenue, ...

, which is located on Minto Road.

History

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina moved in to the Ganabhaban 6 March 2010 more than a year after she had been elected. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina moved from Sudha Sadan to Jamuna State Guest House in February 2009 on advice of intelligence agencies and the

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. She was staying

Jamuna State Guest House Jamuna State Guest House is the official guest house of the government of Bangladesh for visiting heads of states located in Ramna Thana, Dhaka. History In 2005 the heads of SAARC governments met here for the SAARC conference which was held in Dha ...

while the Ganabhaban was being renovated. She hosted the wedding of three women who were victims of the

2010 Dhaka fire The 2010 Dhaka fire was a fire in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 3 June 2010, that killed at least 124 people (117 on spot, others later in hospital). The fire occurred in the Nimtali area of Old Dhaka. Cause The fire was started when an elec ...

in Nimtoli at the Ganabhaban. U Pha Thann, Ambassador of Myanmar to Bangladesh, visited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. In October 2013, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invited former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to the Ganabhaban to discuss the 2014 national elections. A constable of the Special Security and Protection Battalion, guarding ganabhaban, was shot accidentally by a colleague in February 2018. Politicians of Awami League and affiliated bodies have special passes to access the Ganabhaban. In September 2019, the special passes of the President and general secretary of

Bangladesh Chhatra League The Bangladesh Chhatra League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ছাত্রলীগ; translation: Bangladesh Students' League; BSL), formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League, often simply called the Chhatra League, is a students' p ...

. Bangladesh police stopped victims of

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from reaching the Ganabhaban in November 2020. In April 2022, Sohel Taj announced plans to march to Ganabhaban.

Function

Unlike many other countries, it does not house the Prime Minister's Office, which is located at Tejgaon in

city and considered as a ministry of the government and among other duties provides clerical, security, and other support to the prime minister, governs

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affairs and NGOs, and arranges protocol and ceremonies. The prime minister exchanges Eid greetings with people including party leaders, professionals, senior civil and military officials judges and diplomats at Gana Bhaban. On every Eid Day the gate of the Gono Bhaban is opened for visitors at 9:00am when people from all walks of life start coming after their Eid prayers and wait in queue to meet the prime minister.

Location

It is on the north west corner of the Mirpur Road and Lake Road crossing and is a five-minute walk from the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The area is one of the higher security zones of Dhaka. Both the Prime Minister's Office and the

Parliament of Bangladesh The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of B ...

are a little way off Ganabhaban. The government has assigned Gana Bhaban to

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

, the current Prime Minister, under the security act for family members of

. The law was passed by parliament on 13 October 2009, for state security for Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's immediate family members.

References

{{Reflist Prime ministerial residences Official residences in Bangladesh