Since its inception under Sheikh Hasina, the function of the council has been to advise and assist the prime minister on national security and foreign policies.

[1] The last nail of the coffin that showed the lack of coordination between intelligence agencies was the disastrous mutiny in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in 2009, in which the country lost 74 people, including 47 military officers.

Reform initiatives taken after the mutiny, which led to the creation of "National Committee for Intelligence Coordination".

Therefore, a cabinet secretary in the British and Indian system of JIC acts as a counterpart of the American DNI.

The heads of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), the Special Branch (SB), and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) are required to assist the NCIC in performing its activities.