Ministry of Cultural Affairs

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Bengali: সংস্কৃতি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়
Sanskr̥ti biṣaẏaka mantraṇālaẏa
Government of Bangladesh Seal
Agency overview
Formed 12 January 1972
Jurisdiction Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters Secretariat, Dhaka[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Aktari Mamtaz, Senior Secretary
Website moca.gov.bd

The Ministry of Cultural Affairs[2] (Bengali: সংস্কৃতি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়; Sanskr̥ti biṣaẏaka mantraṇālaẏa) is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, in charge of national museums and monuments; promoting and protecting the arts (visual, plastic, theatrical, musical, dance, architectural, literary, televisual and cinematographic) in Bangladesh and managing the national archives. The Ministry of Culture is also charged with maintaining the Bengali identity.

Directorates

References

  1. ↑ "মন্ত্রণালয় ও বিভাগসমূহ - Cabinet Division-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh - মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার". cabinet.gov.bd.
  2. ↑ "Bhupen Hazarika - An epitome of humanity and love". 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-18.


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