# Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives

The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (Bengali: স্থানীয় সরকার, পল্লী উন্নয়ন ও সমবায় মন্ত্রণালয়) 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.

## Organization
### Local Government Division
#### Local Government Bodies

* Barishal City Corporation
* Chattogram City Corporation
* Comilla City Corporation
* Dhaka North City Corporation
* Dhaka South City Corporation
* Narayanganj City Corporation
* Khulna City Corporation
* Sylhet City Corporation
* Rajshahi City Corporation
* Rangpur City Corporation
* Mymensingh City Corporation
* Gazipur City Corporation
* District Councils
* Sub-District Councils
* Union Councils
* Municipal Corporations

#### Others Department

* Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
* 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 (RDA) Bogra
* Bangabandhu Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development (BAPARD)

## Ministers

| No. | No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Head of government | Head of government |
| No. | No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Head of government | Head of government |
| Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |||||||||||
| | 1 | | Abdus Salam Talukder (1936–1999) MP for Jamalpur-4 | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | 5 years, 10 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Khaleda I | | Khaleda Zia |
| | C1 | | Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed (1932–2003) Adviser | 31 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | 84 days | Independent | Latifur (Caretaker) | | Habibur Rahman (Caretaker) |
| | 2 | | Zillur Rahman (1929–2013) MP for Kishoreganj-7 | 23 January 1996 | 15 July 2001 | 5 years, 173 days | Awami League | Hasina I | | Sheikh Hasina |
| | C2 | | Bimalendu Bikash Roy Chowdhury (1935–2005) Adviser | 15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 87 days | Independent | Latifur (Caretaker) | | Latifur Rahman (Caretaker) |
| | 3 | | Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan (1943–2020) MP for Narsingdi-3 | 10 October 2001 | 28 October 2006 | 5 years, 18 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Khaleda II | | Khaleda Zia |
| | C3 | | Inspector General of Police (Retd) M. Azizul Haq Adviser | 26 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | 77 days | Independent | Iajuddin (Caretaker) | | Iajuddin Ahmed President/Chief Adviser |
| | C4 | | Inspector General of Police (Retd) Anwarul Iqbal (1950–2015) Adviser | 12 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | 1 year, 360 days | Independent | Fakhruddin (Caretaker) | | Fakhruddin Ahmed President/Chief Adviser |
| | 5 | | 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 |
| | 5 | | Sayed Ashraful Islam (1952–2019) MP for Kishoreganj-1 | 14 January 2014 | 9 July 2015 | 6 years, 184 days | Awami League | Hasina III | | Sheikh Hasina |
| | 6 | | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain (born 1942) MP for Faridpur-3 | 9 July 2015 | 7 January 2019 | 3 years, 182 days | Awami League | Hasina III | | Sheikh Hasina |
| | 7 | | Md Tazul Islam (born 1955) MP for Comilla-9 | 7 January 2019 | 19 May 2019 | 132 days | Awami League | Hasina IV | | Sheikh Hasina |
| Minister for Local Government Division | Minister for Local Government Division | Minister for Local Government Division | Minister for Local Government Division | 19 May 2019 | 10 January 2024 | 4 years, 236 days | Awami League | Hasina IV | | Sheikh Hasina |
| | (7A) | | Md Tazul Islam (born 1955) MP for Comilla-9 | 19 May 2019 | 10 January 2024 | 4 years, 236 days | Awami League | Hasina IV | | Sheikh Hasina |
| Sheikh Hasina ||||
| | 7B | | Swapan Bhattacharjee (born 1952) MP for Jessore-5 (State Minister) | 19 May 2019 | 10 January 2024 | 4 years, 236 days | Awami League | Hasina IV | | Sheikh Hasina |
| Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |||||||||||
| | (7) | | Md Tazul Islam (born 1955) MP for Comilla-9 | 11 January 2024 | 9 August 2024 | 211 days | Awami League | Hasina V | | Sheikh Hasina |
| | C5 | | A. F. Hassan Ariff (born 1941) Adviser | 9 August 2024 | 10 November 2024 | 93 days | Independent | Yunus | | Muhammad Yunus |
| | C6 | | Asif Mahmud (born 1998) Adviser | 10 November 2024 | Incumbent | 36 days | Independent | Yunus | | Muhammad Yunus |