Ministry of Water Resources

established_year is 1994, the year the ministry was formally renamed 'Ministry of Water Resources' per memo 8/90 (Part-1)/618 dated 14 September 1994; the predecessor Ministry of Irrigation, Water Development and Flood Control existed from 1971. annual_budget_bdt = 128,690,000,000 BDT = Tk 12,869 crore (FY2025-26 total allocation from MoF budget documents; ADP component alone was Tk 8,489.8 crore). The Padma Barrage (Phase 1) at Tk 34,497.25 crore is a project budget, not reflected in the annual ministry allocation. Teesta Master Plan: BWDB feasibility study complete; 110 km dredging recommended; PDPP under technical review as of April 2026; funding and formal DPP approval pending. Canal programme: 20,000 km over 5 years; 1,200+ km reported completed within first 180-day milestone. Verification cross-checked across BSS, Dhaka Tribune, Prothom Alo (English), The Daily Star, The Business Standard, bdnews24, and MoF budget portal. 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.