Department of Explosives
HeadquartersSegunbagicha, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.explosives.gov.bd

Department of Explosives (বিস্ফোরক পরিদপ্তর) is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency responsible for regulating commercial explosives in Bangladesh and is attached to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.[1][2]

History

Department of Explosives is a government department responsible for regulating commercial explosives and flammable material in Bangladesh. Its headquarters is in Segunbagicha, Dhaka but has regional offices in Barisal, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet.[3] It establishment was based on the explosives act of 1884.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ship-breaker ignored explosive warning". The Daily Star. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Relocate chemicals now from old town". The Daily Star. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Overview". Department of Explosives. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "The Explosives Act, 1884" (PDF). bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2019.


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