Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

সড়ক পরিবহন ও সেতু মন্ত্রনালয়
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Ministry overview
Formed	10 February 2014; 11 years ago (10 February 2014)
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Communications
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Annual budget	৳45461 crore (US$3.7 billion) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible	Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Adviser
Ministry executives	Md. Ehsanul Haque, Senior Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Division Md. Abu Bakr Siddique, Secretary, Bridges Division
Child agencies	Bangladesh Road Transport Authority Bangladesh Bridge Authority Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit Company Limited Roads and Highways Department
Website	www.rthd.gov.bd

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges (Bengali: 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.

Bangladesh has four ministries responsible for transportation within the country. They have specific responsibilities, such as:

• Road safety: Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges
• Civil aviation: Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
• Maritime transport: Ministry of Shipping
• Rail transport: Ministry of Railways

• Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority
• Bangladesh Road Transport Authority
• Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation
• Roads and Highways Department
• Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit Company Limited

• Bangladesh Bridge Authority

No	Image	Name	Title	Start	End
1		Muhammad Mansur Ali	Minister	10 April 1971	29 December 1971
2		Sheikh Abdul Aziz	Minister	29 December 1971	12 January 1972
3		Muhammad Mansur Ali	Minister	13 January 1972	15 August 1975
4		M. H. Khan	Minister	10 November 1975	9 December 1977
5		Mashiur Rahman	Minister	4 July 1978	13 March 1979
6		SM Shafiul Azam	Minister	15 March 1979	15 April 1979
7		Abdul Alim	Minister	15 April 1979	11 February 1982
8		Shamsul Huda Chaudhury	Minister	12 February 1982	24 March 1982
9		Mahbub Ali Khan	Minister	27 March 1982	1 June 1984
10		Abu Zafar Obaidullah	Minister	1 June 1984	25 October 1984
11		Sultan Ahmed	Minister	25 October 1984	5 August 1985
12		Moudud Ahmed	Minister	5 August 1985	24 March 1986
13		Sultan Ahmed	Minister	24 March 1986	25 May 1986
14		Moudud Ahmed	Minister	25 May 1986	9 August 1986
15		M.A. Matin	Minister	9 August 1986	30 November 1986
16		M. Matiur Rahman	Minister	30 November 1986	27 March 1988
17		Anwar Hossain Manju	Minister	27 March 1988	6 December 1990
18		Oli Ahmad	Minister	20 March 1991	19 March 1996
19		Abdul Matin Chowdhury	Minister	19 March 1996	30 March 1996
20		Anwar Hossain Manju	Minister	23 June 1996	15 August 2001
21		Nazmul Huda	Minister	11 October 2001	29 October 2006
22		Syed Abul Hossain	Minister	6 January 2009	5 December 2011
23		Obaidul Quader	Minister	5 December 2011	5 August 2024
24		Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan	Adviser	16 August 2024	Incumbent

• Minister of Road Transport and Bridges

• Department of Roads and Highways Job Circular 2021 (সড়ক ও জনপদ অধিদপ্তর) (Bangla)

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