The Cabinet Division is the executive office of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. As a division of the Government of Bangladesh, the office is responsible for the executive administration of the government and facilitating smooth transaction of business in the Cabinet. The division assists in decision-making in government by ensuring inter-ministerial coordination, ironing out differences amongst ministries/departments and evolving consensus through the instrumentality of the standing/ad hoc committees of secretaries. The Cabinet Secretary, assisted by seven Additional Secretaries, heads the Cabinet Division under the Prime Minister as the minister in-charge.