Rural Development Academy, Gopalganj () is a government academy and research institute with the mandate to decrease poverty in rural areas of Bangladesh and is located in Gopalganj,

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History

Bangabandhu Academy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development was established on 16 November 2011 by Prime Minister

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. It is an autonomous body under Rural Development and Cooperative Division of the

Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives () is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It is responsible for the housing and building, regional and rural policy, municipalities of Banglades ...

. It was created after the passage of Bangabandhu Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development Academy Act 2011. The BRDB Training Academy was incorporated into the Bangabandhu Academy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development by the government of Bangladesh.

References

Research institutes in Bangladesh 2011 establishments in Bangladesh Gopalganj District, Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub