Cabinet approves proposal to shift secretariat to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

The Cabinet has approved the proposal to shift the Secretariat from Abdul Gani Road in Dhaka to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.

The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday (October 18).

After the meeting Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani told a press conference at the Department of Information that 14 twelve-storey buildings will be constructed on 31.51 acres of land in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. These buildings will have a total space of about 32 lakh square feet. He expressed the hope that Secretariat activities can be started there by 2029.

Earlier a policy decision on shifting the Secretariat to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar was taken at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on October 7.