The Ministry of Finance ( bn, অর্থ মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Artho Montronaloya'') is a
ministry
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
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of
Bangladesh
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.
The ministry is responsible for state
finance, including the
state budget,
taxation
A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, o ...
and
economic policy in Bangladesh. It is led by the
Finance Minister
A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation.
A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...
of
Bangladesh
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. The department must report to 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 ...
. It contains four divisions:
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Finance Division
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Economic Relations Division
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Internal Resources Division
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Bank and Financial Institutions Division
Directorate
i)
Finance Division:
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Office of the Controller General of Accounts
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Investment Corporation of Bangladesh
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বিনিয়োগ সংস্থা) is a statutory corporation of Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, established on 1 October 1976 under No. 40 of ...
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Financial Management Reform Program
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Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) is a specialized public financial institution that finances the construction and renovation of houses and purchasing residential apartments in all over Bangladesh and its headquarter is located ...
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Pay and Services Commission 2013
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National Savings Certificate (Bangladesh)
ii)
Economic Relations Division
iii)
Internal Resources Division
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Bangladesh Customs
Bangladesh Customs is the principal customs agency of Bangladesh.
History
Bangladesh Customs was formed under the National Board of Revenue in 1972 after the Independence of Bangladesh through the Customs Act. In 2016 Bangladesh Customs joined O ...
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Chittagong Custom House
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National Board of Revenue
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) ( bn, জাতীয় রাজস্ব বোর্ড) is the Central Authority for Tax Administration in Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a countr ...
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National Savings Directorate
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Dhaka Custom House
iv)
Bank and Financial Institutions Division
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Chittagong Stock Exchange
The Chittagong Stock Exchange ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম স্টক এক্সচেঞ্জ) is a stock exchange based in the port city Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is one of the twin financial hubs of the country, alongside the Dha ...
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Dhaka Stock Exchange
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ( bn, ঢাকা স্টক এক্সচেঞ্জ ''Dhaka stôk ekschenj''), located in Nikunja, Dhaka, is one of the two stock exchanges of Bangladesh, the other being the Chittagong Stock Exchange. I ...
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Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF)
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Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management
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Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh Bank ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক) is the central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union. It is fully owned by the Government of Bangladesh.
The bank is active in developing green bankin ...
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Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission
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Bangladesh Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority
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Microcredit Regulatory Authority
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Sonali Bank Limited
Sonali Bank Limited ( bn, সোনালী ব্যাংক লিমিটেড) is the principal state-owned leading public commercial bank in Bangladesh.
It is the largest bank in the country. Ziaul Hasan Siddiqui is the chairman of the ...
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Agrani Bank Limited
Agrani Bank Limited (ABL) ( bn, অগ্রণী ব্যাংক) is a state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh established in 1972. Its headquarters is situated at Motijheel in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Murshedul Kabir is the ...
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Rupali Bank Limited
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Janata Bank Limited
Janata Bank Ltd. ( bn, জনতা ব্যাংক লিমিটেড) is a state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh established in 1972. Its headquarters is situated at Motijheel in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is the seco ...
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Bangladesh Krishi Bank
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Rajshahi Agricultural Development Bank
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Sadharan Bima Corporation
Sadharan Bima Corporation (popularly known as SBC) is the one and only state-owned non-life insurer and reinsurer in Bangladesh under the Ministry of Finance, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Both Sadharan Bima Corporation, ...
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Jiban Bima Corporation
List of Secretaries of Finance
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Khandaker Asaduzzaman
Khandaker Asaduzzaman (22 October 1935 – 25 April 2020) ( bn, খন্দকার আসাদুজ্জামান) was a Bangladeshi Civil Servant and is known as the First Finance Secretary of Independent Bangladesh in the Mujibnagar Gov ...
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Mohammad Matiul Islam
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Kafil Uddin Mahmud
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Abul Khair
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M. Syeduzzaman
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Mustafizur Rahman
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Golam Kibria
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M. K. Anwar
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Khorshed Alam
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Nasimuddin Ahmed
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Akbar Ali Khan
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Zakir Ahmed Khan
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Siddique ur Rahman Chowdhury
* Dr.
Mohammad Tareq
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Fazle Kabir
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Mahbub Ahmed
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Hedayetullah Al Mamun Hedayetullah Al Mamoon is a retired Senior Secretary at the Ministry of Finance of Bangladesh and the chairperson of Janata Bank.
Career
Mamun joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1982.
In November 2008, Mamun was appointed the Additional Secr ...
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Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury is the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.
Early life
Chowdhury was born in Chittagong.
Chowdhury completed his B.A. in commerce and M.A. in accounting from the University of Chittagong. He graduated from the ...
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Abdur Rouf Talukder
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Fatima Yasmin
See also
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Financial Management Reform Programme
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Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase
References
Finance
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
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