Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

{{short description|Government ministry of Bangladesh}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

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| agency_name = Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

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| nativename_a = মৎস্য ও প্রাণিসম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়

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| type = Ministry

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| seal_caption = Government Seal of Bangladesh

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| formed = {{Start date and age|12 January 1972}}

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| jurisdiction = Government of Bangladesh

| headquarters = Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka{{cite web|url=http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/site/page/55bcf4d6-dd85-45c1-94b6-bcb06e4b1b12|script-title=bn:মন্ত্রণালয় ও বিভাগসমূহ - Cabinet Division-Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh - মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার|work=cabinet.gov.bd}}

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| budget = {{BDTConvert|4288|c|1k=yes}} (2024-2025)

| minister_type = Adviser

| minister1_name = Farida Akhter

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| chief1_name = Dr. Nahid Rashid

| chief1_position = Secretary

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Department of Livestock

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Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute

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Department of Fisheries

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Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute

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Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation

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Marine Fisheries Academy

| website = {{URL|www.mofl.gov.bd}}

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The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL, {{langx|bn|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mofl.gov.bd/|title=Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock|work=mofl.gov.bd}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Standing Committee on Ministry of Fisheries & Livestock |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/parliamentary-business/committees/list-of-committees/name-of-committees-for-11th-parliament-english?id=4239 |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=www.parliament.gov.bd}}

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