| Department of Textiles | |
| Native Name: | বস্ত্র অধিদপ্তর |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Formation: | 1978 |
| Founder: | Government of Bangladesh |
| Type: | Government agency |
| Purpose: | Monitoring of textile industry and maintaining its positive growth |
| Headquarters: | Kawran Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Region Served: | People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Language: | Bangla |
| Leader Title: | Director General |
| Leader Name: | Md Nuruzzaman |
| Parent Organisation: | Ministry of Textiles and Jute |
| Affiliations: | |
| Formerly: | বস্ত্র পরিদপ্তর (Bengali) |
Department of Textiles is a department of the government of Bangladesh under the Ministry of Textiles and Jute which is responsible for the Textile industry in Bangladesh.[1] The function of the department is to act as guardian for this economic sector and to address its needs.[2]
The department was first established in 1978, as a subsidised agency of the Bangladeshi ministry of textiles and jute, following a parliamentary ordinance from Jatio Shongshod. Previous to the founding of the department, its responsibilities were handled by the Textile Wing of the country's ministry of industries.[3]