Responsibility of Ministry of Defence:  (Allocation of Business)

 

                01.        Defence of Bangladesh

 

 

                02.        Defence Services of Bangladesh and Armed Forces attached to or

                            operating with any of the Armed Forces of Bangladesh excluding planning,

                            co-ordination and arrangement of mobilization of the defence services on 

                            declaration of national emergency/war and co-ordination and control of the

                            activities of the defence services when deployed in aid of civil

                            administration.

 

                03.        Army, Naval and Air Force Works.

 

                04.        Production of cypher documents.

 

                05.        International Red Cross and Geneva Conventions in so far as these affect

                            belligerents.

 

                06.        Gallantry awards and decorations in respect of forces under its control.

 

                07.        Military Lands and Cantonments.

 

                08.        Meteorological Observations.

 

                09.        Pardons, reprieves and respites, etc., of all personnel belonging to armed

                            forces.

 

                10.        National Services and Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC).

 

                11.        Matters relating to Cadet Colleges.

 

                12.        Matters relating to Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation

                            (SPARRSO).

 

                13.        Civil Services paid from Defence Estimates.

 

                14.        Hydrographic Surveys and preparation of navigational charts (excluding

                            Hydrographic surveys in the inland water of Bangladesh and preparation of

                            charts for inland navigation).

 

                15.        Survey of Bangladesh.

 

                16.        Liaison with International Organisation and matters relating to treaties and

                            agreements with other countries and world bodies relating to subject

                            allotted to this ministry.

 

                17.        All laws on subjects allotted to this ministry.

 

                18.        Inquires and statistics on any of the subjects allotted to this ministry.

 

                19.        Fees in respect of any of the subjects allotted to this ministry except fees

                            taken in courts.

 

                20.        Budget legal and statutory matters of the Armed Forces.