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
Ministry overview
Formed	20 December 2001
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Secretariat, Dhaka[1]
Ministers responsible	Md. Tajul Islam, Minister, Local Government Division Swapan Bhattacharjee, State Minister, Rural Development and Co-Operatives Division
Ministry executives	Muhammad Ibrahim, Secretary, Local Government Division Md. Mashiur Rahman, ndc, 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.^[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 Body

• 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

Others Department

• Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
• Chattogram WASA
• Dhaka WASA
• Khulna WASA
• Rajshahi WASA
• Public Health Engineering Department
• National Institute of Local Government
• Local Government Engineering Department

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)