The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives () 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.
Organization
Local Government Division Local Government Bodies Barishal City Corporation Bogura City Corporation Chattogram City Corporation Comilla City Corporation Dhaka North City Corporation Dhaka South City Corporation Gazipur City Corporation Khulna City Corporation Mymensingh City Corporation Narayanganj City Corporation Rajshahi City Corporation Rangpur City Corporation Sylhet City Corporation District Councils Sub-District Councils Union Councils Municipal Corporations
Others Department Chattogram WASA Dhaka WASA Khulna WASA Rajshahi WASA Sylhet WASA Public Health Engineering Department National Institute of Local Government Local Government Engineering Department Office of the Registrar General, Birth & Death Registration
Rural Development and Co-operatives Division Department of Cooperatives Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) Rural Poverty Alleviation Foundation (PDBF) Small Farmer Development Foundation (SFDF) Bangladesh Cooperative Bank Bangladesh dairy farmer co-operative Union Limited (Milk Vita) Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) Rural Development Academy, Bogra Rural Development Academy, Gopalganj
Ministers
PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryPrime Minister From To Period Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Abdus Salam Talukder 20 March 1991 30 March 1996 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda I–II Khaleda Zia Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed(Adviser) 30 March 1996 23 June 1996 Independent Habibur Habibur Rahman Zillur Rahman 23 January 1996 15 July 2001 Awami League Hasina I Sheikh Hasina Bimalendu Bikash Roy Chowdhury(Adviser) 15 July 2001 10 October 2001 Independent Latifur Latifur Rahman Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan 10 October 2001 29 October 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda III Khaleda Zia M. Azizul Haq(Adviser) 29 October 2006 11 January 2007 Independent Iajuddin Iajuddin Ahmed Anwarul Iqbal(Adviser) 12 January 2007 6 January 2009 Fakhruddin Fakhruddin Ahmed Sayed Ashraful Islam 6 January 2009 14 January 2014 Awami League Hasina II Sheikh Hasina 14 January 2014 9 July 2015 Hasina III Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain 9 July 2015 7 January 2019 Md Tazul Islam 7 January 2019 19 May 2019 Hasina IV Minister of Local Government; and Minister of Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister of Local Government 19 May 2019 10 January 2024 Awami League Hasina IV Sheikh Hasina Md Tazul Islam Minister of Rural Development and Co-operatives Swapan Bhattacharjee(State Minister) Minister of Local Government 11 January 2024 9 August 2024 Hasina V Md Tazul Islam Minister of Rural Development and Co-operatives Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara(State Minister) Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives A. F. Hassan Ariff(Adviser) 9 August 2024 10 November 2024 Independent Yunus Muhammad Yunus Asif Mahmud(Adviser) 10 November 2024 10 December 2025 Adilur Rahman Khan(Adviser) 11 December 2025 17 February 2026 Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir 17 February 2026 21 August 2026 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Tarique Tarique Rahman Abdul Moyeen Khan 21 August 2026 Incumbent
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