Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

মৎস্য ও প্রাণিসম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Ministry overview
Formed	12 January 1972; 52 years ago (12 January 1972)
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka[1]
Annual budget	৳4288 crore (US$360 million) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible	Farida Akhter
Ministry executive	Dr. Nahid Rashid, Secretary
Child agencies	Department of Livestock Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute Department of Fisheries Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation Marine Fisheries Academy
Website	www.mofl.gov.bd

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL, Bengali: মৎস্য ও প্রাণিসম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়; Maṯsya ō prāṇisampada mantraṇālaẏa) is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh whose role is ensuring the sustainable utilisation of fisheries and livestock.^[2]

Farida Akhter is the current adviser of this ministry. Dhirendra D. Shambhu, Mahabubul Alam Hanif and Soto Monir among others are members of the parliamentary standing committee on 11th National Parliament.^[3]