Government organizations

Department/Mini Rural development Functions

stry
Forest Participatory and Social forestry prog (meet need of fuel wood,
Department provide employment opportunities , develop cottage industries
utilize the available land to the best advantage

Ministry of Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM)

Agriculture provide improved marketing services to ensure fair returns to the
growers for their produce and adequate supply to the consumers
at reasonable prices.
Agricultural Information Services (AIS)
provide mass media support to the agriculture sector in general
and transferring agricultural technology from research station to
the rural people of Bangladesh in particular. They work with radio,
television, printed media and also produce documentary films,
posters, folders, leaflets, booklets, newsletters, magazines,
banners, festoons and etc.
Seed Certification Agency (SCA)

is a regulatory agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, which is responsible to

certify and control the quality of all agricultural seeds of the recommended
varieties.
Cotton Development Board (CDB)
the activities of CDB include: (1) to organise Farmers' Association /
Committees for extension of cotton cultivation and supply of agricultural inputs
including quality seed, fertiliser, plant protection materials, irrigation etc.,
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC)

Its main responsibility is strengthening the national agricultural research

capability through planning and integration of resources.
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)

conducting research on a variety of crops, cropping and farming systems, plant

protection, soil fertility management and water management, post-harvest
handling and processing, farm implements and socio-economics related to
production, processing, marketing and consumption.
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)

dealing with research and development in relation to rice production.

Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI)
collecting soil samples from different parts of the country, storing and
interpretation of soil related information and knowledge.
Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI)

conduct research and provide sugarcane technology to meet the demand of

the farmers in the mill zones and non-mill zones and to keep sugarcane
cultivation a viable enterprise for the farmers.
Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA)

undertaking research using nuclear techniques for development of new

varieties of crops, scientific management of land and water, appropriate
technologies for improvement of quality and quantity of crops, methodologies
for control of diseases, insects-pests, agronomic and soil-plant studies.
Ministry of Programe on social safety net, community empowerment, prog
Social Welfare on welfare and service delivery,

Bangladesh Objectives are to increase food production and create self

Rural employment opportunities for the rural poor. PROGRAMS
Development include poverty alleviation programmes such as Integrated
Board (BRDB)
Poverty Alleviation Programme (IPAP) Rural Poverty Alleviation
Programme (RPAP) Palli Progati Prokalpa (PPP) Rural
Livelihood Project (RLP) Insolvent Freedom Fighters and their
dependents training and self- employment programme (FF)
Minor Crops Production, Preservation, Processing and
Marketing Programme (MCPP&MP) Comprehensive Village
Development Programme (CVDP) Production and Employment
Project (PEP) Dostha Paribar Unnayan Samity (DOPUS) Local
Level Rural Poor Employment Programme (LORPEP) Socio -
Economic Development Programme in Hill Tracts (SEDPHT)
Primary Health Care (BAN-PHC 006) and participatory Rural
Development Project.
And women development programmes
Rural Development Academy conducts research projects on rural
Academy development.
conducts three major skill-oriented training programme on
livestock and poultry, horticulture nursery, fishery,
homestead gardening, irrigation mechanics. The Academy
also organises special training courses on: (i) irrigation
management programme, (ii) orientation course on rural
development, (iii) orientation course on decentralised
administration system, (iv) orientation course on computer
operation.

Department of Public responsible for planning, designing, implementing and

Health Engineering monitoring water supply and sanitation projects in both
(DPHE) under rural and urban areas of the country. It delivers hardwares
Ministry of Local in close participation of the local government institutions
Government, Rural e.g. Union Parishad, Municipality etc. and training for
Development and maintenance of water supply and sanitation facilities.
Co-operatives
(MLGRD&C),
LGED Development Projects of RD&I (Rural Development &
Institutions):
Construction and maintenance of road,by-pass road,
bridge/culvert,growth centre (GC)/rural market (RM) ,Tree plantation
and care taking, ferry/landing ghat , Improvement of road safety,Low
cost housing, water supply and sanitation for the rural poor ,
Construction of temporary flood shelters ,Construction of small
infrastructure (irrigation, market development, ghat development)
with local development fund, Development of rural towns on pilot
basis,Installation of sanitary latrine and hand tube well and support to
pisciculture, fruit and vegetable cultivation , Capacity building for
sustainable water management , Construction and repair of primary
schools , Supply of furniture comprising bench, chair, table, almirah,
black board etc. Vertical extension of primary schools, Construction
of primary school-cum-cyclone shelter .

Rural semi-autonomous government agency reporting to the Ministry of

Electrificatio Power Energy and Minerals Resources,responsible for electrifying
n Board rural Bangladesh- to use electricity as a means of creating
opportunities for improving agricultural production and enhancing
socio-economic development in rural areas, whereby there would be
improvements in the standard of living and quality of life.
Bangladesh BADC is entrusted with the task of multiplication, production and
Agricultural supply of high-yielding varieties of seeds, BADC has also started
Development promotional activities for export of vegetables and fruits. It
Corporation provides logistic support to the private vegetable and fruit
(BADC) exporters in order to encourage the export of vegetable and
fruits. BADC is responsible for supply and operation of various
irrigation equipments, viz, low-lift pumps and tube wells.

Bangladesh leading organization for water resources management and

Water development. BWDB mainly deals with
Development Flood Control and Drainage, Irrigation ,River Bank and Town
Board protection , Flood Forecasting and Warning Services
Hydro-meteorological Data Management ,Land Reclamation AND
Protection Against Tidal Surge.

National training and research institute under the Local Government

Institute of Division of the Ministry of Local Government Rural Development
Local and Cooperatives (LGRD) responsible for imparting training to
Government the elected and nominated representatives, employees and
appointed officials of both urban and rural local government
bodies.
BARD undertaken 50 experimental projects to evolve rural development models
for improved institutions, administrative structures, coordination and
methods of production. Out of these pilot experimentations it has been able
to evolve the following rural development models that replicated throughout
the country.
Two-tier Cooperatives
Thana Training and Development Centre (TTDC):
Rural Works Programme (RWP)
Thana Irrigation Programme (TIP)
Family Planning Programme
An Integrated Approach
Small Farmers Development Foundation (SFDF)
Compréhensive Village Development Programme (CVDP)