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The Department of Social Services is one of the other nation building institutions of the government. Although social welfare activities started in the country in 1955, the Directorate of Social Services was established in 1981. The directorate created in the sixties has been upgraded to the Department of Social Services today. After the partition of the country in 1947, various social problems arose in the then provincial capital Dhaka, including slum problems.
 To address these issues, hospital social services were undertaken in 1955 under the auspices of the Urban Community Development Board, Dhaka, under the auspices of the City Social Services Office and the Social Welfare Council. The Directorate of Social Welfare was established in 1981 under the Bengal Vagrant Act of 1943, the Orphan and Widow House Act of 1944 and the State Orphanage (Government Children's Family). 
Later, due to the extensive expansion and expansion of social service activities, it was upgraded as a permanent nation-building department of the government in 1986 and was recognized as the Department of Social Services in 1974. At the monthly coordination meeting of Upazila Parishad Tarakanda, Mymensingh on 28.06.2020, to implement Inthi, MIS, DIS, information window, Bangladesh directory and other online activities and to turn the social service office into a people friendly office, Upazila Social Service Office Tarakanda, Mymensingh Recognition is given by resolution and honors are given. 
In order to encourage the social workers engaged in this huge work in terms of social philosophy and development strategy, the Hon'ble Prime Minister of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh declared January 2 as 'National Social Service Day' at the inauguration of Samajseva Bhaban in 1999. In the cabinet meeting held on June 4, 2012, the day was declared as 'National Social Service Day' on January 2 and the day was listed as 'B' category. The Department of Social Services won the Digital Bangladesh Medal in 2019 for implementing Inthi, MIS, DIS, Information Window, Bangladesh Directory and other online activities.