Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
Nativename:Bengali: সড়ক পরিবহন ও সেতু মন্ত্রনালয়
Type:Ministry
Seal:Government Seal of Bangladesh.svg
Preceding1:Ministry of Communications
Jurisdiction:Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters:Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Budget: (2024-2025)
Minister Type:Adviser
Minister1 Name:Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan
Minister1 Pfo:Adviser
Chief1 Name:Md. Ehsanul Haque
Chief1 Position:Senior Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Division
Chief2 Name:Md. Abu Bakr Siddique
Chief2 Position:Secretary, Bridges Division
Child1 Agency:Bangladesh Road Transport Authority
Child2 Agency:Bangladesh Bridge Authority
Child3 Agency:Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
Child4 Agency:Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority
Child5 Agency:Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit Company Limited
Child6 Agency:Roads and Highways Department

The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges (bn|সড়ক পরিবহন ও সেতু মন্ত্রণালয়) is a Bangladeshi government ministry which is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, national highways and bridges. It contains two subsidiary divisions.

In contrast to practices in other nations, Bangladesh has four ministries responsible for transportation within the country. They have specific responsibilities, such as:

Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism

Ministry of Shipping

Ministry of Railways

Organization

Road Transport and Highways Division

Bridges Division

List of office holders

NoImageNameTitleStartEnd
1Muhammad Mansur AliMinister10 April 197129 December 1971
2Sheikh Abdul AzizMinister29 December 197112 January 1972
3Muhammad Mansur AliMinister13 January 197215 August 1975
4M. H. KhanMinister10 November 19759 December 1977
5Mashiur RahmanMinister4 July 197813 March 1979
6SM Shafiul AzamMinister15 March 197915 April 1979
7Abdul AlimMinister15 April 197911 February 1982
8Shamsul Huda ChaudhuryMinister12 February 198224 March 1982
9Mahbub Ali KhanMinister27 March 19821 June 1984
10Abu Zafar ObaidullahMinister1 June 198425 October 1984
11Sultan AhmedMinister25 October 19845 August 1985
12Moudud AhmedMinister5 August 198524 March 1986
13Sultan AhmedMinister24 March 198625 May 1986
14Moudud AhmedMinister25 May 19869 August 1986
15M.A. MatinMinister9 August 198630 November 1986
16M. Matiur RahmanMinister30 November 198627 March 1988
17Anwar Hossain ManjuMinister27 March 19886 December 1990
18Oli AhmadMinister20 March 199119 March 1996
19Abdul Matin ChowdhuryMinister19 March 199630 March 1996
20Anwar Hossain ManjuMinister23 June 199615 August 2001
21Nazmul HudaMinister11 October 200129 October 2006
22Syed Abul HossainMinister6 January 20095 December 2011
23Obaidul QuaderMinister5 December 20115 August 2024
24Muhammad Fouzul Kabir KhanAdviser16 August 2024Incumbent

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