Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives

Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
স্থানীয় সরকার, পল্লী উন্নয়ন ও সমবায় মন্ত্রণালয়
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Ministry overview
Formed20 December 2001 (20 December 2001)
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersBangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka[1]
Annual budget৳46553 crore (US$3.8 billion) (2024-2025)
Minister responsible
Minister of State responsible
  • Mir Shahe Alam
Ministry executives
  • Muhammad Ibrahim, Secretary, Local Government Division
  • Md. Mashiur Rahman, ndc, Secretary, Rural Development and Co-operatives Division
Child agencies
Website

The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (Bengali: স্থানীয় সরকার, গ্রামীন উন্নয়ন ও সমবায় মন্ত্রণালয়, romanized: Sthānīẏa Sôrkar, Grāmīn Unnôẏôn ō Sômôbāẏ Montronaloy) is a ministry of the Government of Bangladesh. It is responsible for the housing and building, regional and rural policy, municipal and cities administration and finances, and the conduct of elections.[2]

Organization

Local Government Division

Local Government Bodies

Others Department

Rural Development and Co-operatives Division

Ministers

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Abdus Salam Talukder
(1936–1999)
MP for Jamalpur-4 		20 March 1991 30 March 1996 5 years, 10 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda I–II Khaleda Zia
Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed
(1932–2003)
(Adviser) 		31 March 1996 23 June 1996 84 days Independent Habibur Habibur Rahman
Zillur Rahman
(1929–2013)
MP for Kishoreganj-7 		23 January 1996 15 July 2001 5 years, 173 days Awami League Hasina I Sheikh Hasina
Bimalendu Bikash Roy Chowdhury
(1935–2005)
(Adviser) 		15 July 2001 10 October 2001 87 days Independent Latifur Latifur Rahman
Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan
(1943–2020)
MP for Narsingdi-3 		10 October 2001 28 October 2006 5 years, 18 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda III Khaleda Zia
Inspector General of Police (Retd)
M. Azizul Haq
(Adviser) 		26 October 2006 11 January 2007 77 days Independent Iajuddin Iajuddin Ahmed
Inspector General of Police (Retd)
Anwarul Iqbal
(1950–2015)
(Adviser) 		12 January 2007 6 January 2009 1 year, 360 days Fakhruddin Fakhruddin Ahmed
Sayed Ashraful Islam
(1952–2019)
MP for Kishoreganj-1 		6 January 2009 14 January 2014 6 years, 184 days Awami League Hasina II Sheikh Hasina
14 January 2014 9 July 2015 Hasina III
Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain
(born 1942)
MP for Faridpur-3 		9 July 2015 7 January 2019 3 years, 182 days
Md Tazul Islam
(born 1955)
MP for Comilla-9 		7 January 2019 19 May 2019 132 days Hasina IV
Minister of Local Government; and Minister of Rural Development and Co-operatives
Minister of Local Government 19 May 2019 10 January 2024 4 years, 236 days Awami League Hasina IV Sheikh Hasina
Md Tazul Islam
(born 1955)
MP for Comilla-9
Minister of Rural Development and Co-operatives
Swapan Bhattacharjee
(born 1952)
MP for Jessore-5
(State Minister)
Minister of Local Government 11 January 2024 9 August 2024 211 days Hasina V
Md Tazul Islam
(born 1955)
MP for Comilla-9
Minister of Rural Development and Co-operatives
Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara
(born 1962)
MP for Rajshahi-5
(State Minister)
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
A. F. Hassan Ariff
(1941–2024)
(Adviser) 		9 August 2024 10 November 2024 93 days Independent Yunus Muhammad Yunus
Asif Mahmud
(born 1998)
(Adviser) 		10 November 2024 10 December 2025 1 year, 30 days
Adilur Rahman Khan
(born 1961)
(Adviser) 		11 December 2025 17 February 2026 68 days
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
(born 1948)
MP for Thakurgaon-1 		17 February 2026 Incumbent 4 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party Tarique Tarique Rahman

References

  1. ^ মন্ত্রণালয় ও বিভাগসমূহ - Cabinet Division-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh - মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার. cabinet.gov.bd.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operative". lgd.gov.bd.
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