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

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People's Republic of Bangladesh
Adviser of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
স্থানীয় সরকার, পল্লী উন্নয়ন ও সমবায় উপদেষ্টা
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Flag of Bangladesh.svg
aasiph maahmud.jpg
Incumbent
Asif Mahmud
since 10 November 2024
Style
Type Cabinet minister
Status Adviser
Member of
Reports to Standard of the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh.svg Chief Adviser
Seat Bangladesh Secretariat
Nominator Chief Adviser of Bangladesh
Appointer President of Bangladesh
on the advice of the chief adviser
Term length Interim or the
chief adviser's pleasure
Formation20 March 1991;34 years ago (20 March 1991)
First holder Abdus Salam Talukder
Salary245000 (US$2,000)
per month
(incl. allowances)
Website

The minister of local government, rural development and co-operatives is the 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. [1]

Ministers

No.PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryHead of government
FromToPeriod
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
1 National emblem of Bangladesh.svg Abdus Salam Talukder
(1936–1999)
MP for Jamalpur-4
20 March 199130 March 19965 years, 10 days Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda I Khaleda Zia
C1 National emblem of Bangladesh.svg Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed
(1932–2003)
Adviser
31 March
1996
23 June
1996
84 days Independent Latifur
(Caretaker)
Habibur Rahman
(Caretaker)
2 Zillur Rahman in Dhaka on September 07, 2011.jpg 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 National emblem of Bangladesh.svg Bimalendu Bikash Roy Chowdhury
(1935–2005)
Adviser
15 July
2001
10 October
2001
87 days Independent Latifur
(Caretaker)
Latifur Rahman
(Caretaker)
3 National emblem of Bangladesh.svg 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 National emblem of Bangladesh.svg 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 National emblem of Bangladesh.svg Inspector General of Police (Retd)
Anwarul Iqbal
(1950–2015)
Adviser
12 January
2007
6 January
2009
1 year, 360 days Fakhruddin
(Caretaker)
Fakhruddin Ahmed
President/Chief Adviser
5 Sayed Ashraful Islam.jpg 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
14 January
2014
9 July
2015
Hasina III
6 Awami League politician Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in New Delhi on January 12, 2011.jpg Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain
(born 1942)
MP for Faridpur-3
9 July
2015
7 January
2019
3 years, 182 days
7 Tajul Islam MP (cropped).jpg Md Tazul Islam
(born 1955)
MP for Comilla-9
7 January
2019
19 May
2019
132 days Hasina IV
Minister for Local Government Division19 May
2019
10 January
2024
4 years, 236 days
(7A) Tajul Islam MP (cropped).jpg Md Tazul Islam
(born 1955)
MP for Comilla-9
Minister for Rural Development and Co-operatives Division
7B National emblem of Bangladesh.svg Swapan Bhattacharjee
(born 1952)
MP for Jessore-5

(State Minister)
Minister for Local Government Division11 January 20249 August 2024211 days Hasina V
(8A) Tajul Islam MP (cropped).jpg Md Tazul Islam
(born 1955)
MP for Comilla-9
Minister for Rural Development and Co-operatives Division
8B National emblem of Bangladesh.svg Kazi Abdul Wadud Dara
(born 1962)
MP for Rajshahi-5

(State Minister)
C5 Hasan Ariff adviser for the Yunus Interim Government.jpg A. F. Hassan Ariff
(born 1941)
Adviser
9 August
2024
10 November
2024
93 days Independent Yunus Muhammad Yunus
C6 aasiph maahmud.jpg Asif Mahmud
(born 1998)
Adviser
10 November
2024
Incumbent229 days

References

  1. "Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operative". lgd.gov.bd.