The Prime Minister's Office of

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 ...

( bn, প্রধানমন্ত্রীর কার্যালয় — ) is 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� ...

's administrative office with the responsibility of coordinating the duties and executive actions of all governmental ministry offices on various matters primarily serving and assisting the

prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

's duties. It is located at Tejgaon in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

city. The Office of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh is the official executive office with the official residence of the prime minister in

Gonobhaban The Ganabhaban ( bn, গণভবন, lit. ''People's House'') is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, which is located on the north corner of the National Parliament House in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. After independence ...

at Sher-e-Bangla Nagor, Dhaka.

The Office

Before 1991 it was the President Secretariat and prior to the using of President Secretariat, this building was being used as Parliament of

till February 1982 when it moved to the

Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban or National Parliament House, ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন ''Jatiyô Sôngsôd Bhôbôn'') is the house of the Parliament of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. ...

. The Office is located with a complex with a tree lined park and across from

Tejgaon Airport Tejgaon Airport is a Bangladesh Air Force military base in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It served as the country's sole international airport prior to the construction of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. History The British had built military ai ...

Services and activities

Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is a division and equivalent to the ministry. Allocation of Business Among the different ministries and divisions has allocated some responsibilities. It provides: * Secretarial assistance to the Prime Minister. * Assistance to the Prime Minister in the discharge of his/her responsibilities as and when necessary. * Assistance to the Prime Minister in the discharge of his/her Parliamentary responsibilities. * Matters relating to Politics. * Administration including financial matters of PMO. *

National Security Intelligence The Directorate General of National Security Intelligence ( bn, জাতীয় নিরাপত্তা গোয়েন্দা সংস্থা, Jātīẏa nirāpattā gōẏēndā saṅghastha), commonly known as the NSI, is the ...

(NSI). * Coordination of all

Intelligence Agencies An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, public safety, and foreign policy objectives. Means of informatio ...

. * NGO Affairs. * Matters Relating to Board of Investment (BOI). *

Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ রপ্তানী প্রক্রিয়াকরণ এলাকা কর্তৃপক্ষ ) is an agency of the Government of Bangladesh and ...

. * Administration and supervision of subordinate offices and organizations under this office. * Prime Minister's Security including Special Security Force. * Administration of Prime Minister's Discretionary Fund. * Messages and Addresses of the Prime Minister. * Reception of Foreign Heads of Government and dignitaries. * Arrangement of Protocol and Ceremonials. * Tours of the Prime Minister inside country (Foreign tours to be organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs). * Liaison with International Agencies and matters relating to treaties and agreements with other countries and world bodies relating to subjects assigned to this office. * All laws on subjects assigned to this office. * Inquiries and statistics on any of the subjects assigned to this office. * Fees in respect of any of the subjects assigned to this office except fees taken in courts. * Such other functions as may be assigned to this office from time to time.

Organization

Office Under PMO

* Cabinet Division *

Armed Forces Division The Armed Forces Division (AFD) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সশস্ত্র বাহিনী বিভাগ — ) is the principal national command authority for national defense of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The command an ...

* National Economic Council * Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) *

(BEPZA) *

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বিনিয়োগ উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ) is the apex investment promotion agency (IPA) of Bangladesh which is responsible for ...

* Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) * Governance Innovation Unit (GIU) *

(NSI) * NGO Affairs Bureau * Special Security Force * Sub-regional Co-operation Cell (SRCC) * Private Export Processing Zone (PEPZ)

Project Under PMO

Project
(Human Resource Development) * Access to Information (A2I) Programme (ICT Services) * Development Assistance for Special Area (except CHT)

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