The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives () is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It is responsible for the

housing Housing refers to a property containing one or more Shelter (building), shelter as a living space. Housing spaces are inhabited either by individuals or a collective group of people. Housing is also referred to as a human need and right to ...

and building, regional and rural policy,

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and

cities A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

administration and finances, and the conduct of

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Organization

Local Government Division Local Government Division () is a Bangladesh government division under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for the development and supporting local government bodies. Mohammod Ibrahim is the secretary ...

Local Government Bodies

Barishal City Corporation Barishal City Corporation ( - in short: BCC) is a local government, local governing body that manages all civic services in the city of Barishal, in south-central Bangladesh. The BCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is h ...

Chattogram City Corporation Chattogram City Corporation (; abbreviated as CCC) is a local government, local governing body that administered all civic services in the Chattogram, the second largest city of Bangladesh. The CCC government is elected by popular vote every fi ...

* Comilla City Corporation *

Dhaka North City Corporation Dhaka North City Corporation () is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the northern part of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The DNCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who pr ...

Dhaka South City Corporation Dhaka South City Corporation (), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the southern part of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The DSCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who p ...

Narayanganj City Corporation Narayanganj City Corporation ( - in short: NCC), is a local government, local governing body that manages all civic services in the city of Narayanganj, Bangladesh. The NCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a ...

Khulna City Corporation Khulna City Corporation ( - in short: KCC), is a local governing body that administers all civic services in Khulna, a area of Bangladesh. The KCC administration is elected by a popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides ...

Sylhet City Corporation Sylhet City Corporation ( - in short: SCC), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the Sylhet, the city of Bangladesh. The SCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor In many cou ...

Rajshahi City Corporation Rajshahi City Corporation (), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the Rajshahi, the city of Bangladesh. The RCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 40 counc ...

Rangpur City Corporation Rangpur City Corporation (; abbreviated as RpCC), is a local governing body that governs the city of Rangpur and some adjoining areas. It is responsible for managing civic services, under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (L ...

Mymensingh City Corporation Mymensingh City Corporation (: in short-MCC), is a local governing body that administered all civic services in the Mymensingh, the city of Bangladesh. The MCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who ...

Gazipur City Corporation Gazipur City Corporation (, abbreviated as GCC), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the city of Gazipur, Bangladesh. The GCC administration is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who presi ...

* Bogra City Corporation * District Councils * Sub-District Councils * Union Councils *

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Others Department

Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Water Supply and Sewerage Authority or WASA is the main body administering Water supply, Drainage and Sanitation system in Bangladesh. It was established in the year 1963 as an independent organization, under the East Pakistan ordinance XIX. At p ...

Chattogram WASA Chattogram Water and Sewerage Authority or, abbreviated as Chattogram WASA () is a Bangladesh government service agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for providing water and sewerage facil ...

Dhaka WASA Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority () is a Bangladesh government agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for water and sewage disposal in Dhaka and Narayanganj. Md Shahjahan Miah is the ...

Khulna WASA Khulna Water Supply & Sewerage Authority or KWASA (Generally known as Khulna WASA) is a government-owned water supplier organization. It is a parallel organization of Khulna City Corporation. History Water supply system was first installed in Kh ...

Rajshahi WASA Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, commonly known as Rajshahi WASA or RWASA () is a Bangladesh government service agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for providing water and s ...

Sylhet WASA Sylhet Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, commonly known as Sylhet WASA or SWASA () is a Bangladesh government service agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for providing water and sewer ...

Public Health Engineering Department The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) is a public agency in Pakistan and India that is responsible for rural water supply. During natural disasters the agency has the responsibility to get drinking water to the public as well as collab ...

* National Institute of Local Government *

Local Government Engineering Department Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) is an organ of Bangladesh government created for provision of transport infrastructures in rural areas and to provide technical support to the rural and the urban local government institutions (LGIs), p ...

* 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 Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) () started its journey on 27 May 1959 as a Training, Research and Action Research institute in rural development. The founder director of this academy dedicated to the leadership of Akhtar Hameed K ...

(BARD) * Rural Development Academy (RDA) Bogra * Bangabandhu Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development (BAPARD)

Ministers

References

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Rural development in Bangladesh Local government in Bangladesh

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