Ministry of Cultural Affairs

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Agency overview
Bengali: সংস্কৃতি বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয় Sanskr̥ti biṣaẏaka mantraṇālaẏa
Government of Bangladesh Seal
Formed	12 January 1972
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Secretariat, Dhaka^[1]
Minister responsible	Asaduzzaman Noor
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

Department of Archives and Libraries
Department of Public Libraries
Nazrul Institute
Bengali Academy
Bangladesh Copyright Office
Bangladesh National Museum
Bangladesh Folk Arts and Crafts Foundation

References

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