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Ministry of Agriculture

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Profile

Head
Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid
Role
Minister (Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture portfolio)
Annual budget
৳272,240,000,000
Staff
n/a
Established
1971
Legal basis
Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996
Provenance & notes

Budget figure of Tk 27,224 crore (agriculture sector only, MoA) converted to BDT: 272,240,000,000 (1 crore = 10,000,000). The combined agriculture+food+fisheries+livestock block in FY 2025-26 is Tk 39,620 crore (BDT 396.2 bn). MoA is distinct from the Ministry of Food (DGFood), Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, though Minister Amin Ur Rashid holds all three in a combined portfolio. The current acting Agriculture Secretary is Nasir-Ud-Doula (routine duties) following the March 2026 compulsory retirement of Dr Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian; a permanent appointment had not been confirmed as of verification date. Boro procurement price controversy: production cost officially estimated at Tk 32.97/kg yet procurement price held at Tk 36/kg; farmer groups and analysts demanded Tk 2-3/kg increase. Urea supply emergency is driven by Strait of Hormuz disruption from the Iran-Israel/US conflict; Bangladesh needs ~600,000 tonnes reserve for Aman season (July-September). No data available on total sanctioned staff count. Activity evidence hold: removed 3 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.

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