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Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives

ministry · verified (verified 2026-06-08)

Profile

Head
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
Role
Minister
Annual budget
৳424,330,000,000
Staff
—
Established
2001
Legal basis
Article 59 of the Constitution of Bangladesh (local government at every administrative unit); Rules of Business of the Government of Bangladesh; Local Government (City Corporation) Act 2009; Local Government (Union Parishad) Act 2009.

Driving preparation for all local-level elections within one year while managing the unresolved Ishraque DSCC mayoralty dispute (EC gazette issued but oath sub-judice at Supreme Court), overseeing six city corporations under appointed administrators, and anchoring the $370 million World Bank Metro Dhaka Water Security and Resilience Program as LGD implementing authority.

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Provenance & notes

Budget figure of Tk 36,101 crore is the FY2025-26 proposed allocation for the Local Government Division per Daily Sun budget reporting; Ministry of Finance LGD budget document (Grant No. 34, Code 137) confirms the figure. Annual_budget_bdt = 361,010,000,000 (Tk 36,101 crore expressed in BDT; one crore = 10,000,000). Ishraque DSCC mayoralty: EC gazetted Ishraque on 27 April 2026 after March 27 tribunal verdict; oath is held up because a writ petition in the Appellate Division made it sub-judice as of mid-May 2026; LGD Secretary confirmed no bar to oath once courts clear. The ministry does not oversee Home Affairs or the Bangladesh Police DC cadre (those sit under MoHA/MoPA); however, LGD coordinates with DCs on rural development and ADP implementation as confirmed at DC Conference 2026. Staff count not published by LGD. The World Bank $370M program (P506770) is managed by LGD; LGD Oracle Cloud document confirms LGD as program manager. Established year 1971 per Wikipedia; mandate traces to Article 59 of the Constitution and the Rules of Business of the Government of Bangladesh. [2026-06-08 audit correction] Established corrected 1971 -> 2001 (current ministry formed 20 Dec 2001); budget corrected to combined LGRD FY26 Tk 42,433cr (was Tk 36,101cr, LGD sub-allocation only).

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