# Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (Bangladesh)

Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives is minister in charge of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, Government of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives.

## 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 |
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| | (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 | 126 days | Independent | Yunus | | Muhammad Yunus |