Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives

স্থানীয় সরকার, পল্লী উন্নয়ন ও সমবায় মন্ত্রণালয় Sthānīẏa sarakāra, pallī unnaẏana ō samabāẏa mantraṇālaẏa
Government of Bangladesh Seal
Agency overview
Formed	20 December 2001
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Secretariat, Dhaka
Ministers responsible	Md. Tajul Islam, Minister, Local Government Division Swapan Bhattacharjee, State Minister, Rural Development and Co-Operatives Division
Agency executives	Helal Uddin Ahmed, Senior Secretary, Local Government Division Rezaul Ahsan, Secretary, Rural Development and Co-operatives Division
Website	lgd.gov.bd rdcd.gov.bd

The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (Bengali: স্থানীয় সরকার, পল্লী উন্নয়ন ও সমবায় মন্ত্রণালয়; Sthānīẏa sarakāra, pallī unnaẏana ō samabāẏa mantraṇālaẏa) is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic 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.

The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives contains two divisions:

• Local Government Division
• Rural Development and Co-operatives Division

Organization

Local Government Division

• Local Government Engineering Department
• Khulna WASA
• Khulna City Corporation
• Chittagong WASA
• Chittagong City Corporation
• Public Health Engineering Department
• National Institute of Local Government
• Dhaka North City Corporation
• Dhaka WASA
• Dhaka South City Corporation
• Narayanganj City Corporation
• Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
• Sylhet City Corporation

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 (RDA) Bogra
• Bangabandhu Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development (BAPARD)