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; 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.^[2]

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)

References

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Local government in Bangladesh
Ministry of Public Administration Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Divisions	Divisional Commissioner
Districts	Deputy commissioner Zila Parishad
Upazilas (lit. Sub-Districts)	Upazila Nirbahi Officer Upazila Parishad
Rural Blocks, Cities and Towns	Union Parishads City Corporations Municipal Corporations
Lowest level elective unit	Villages Wards