BRDTI Complex

Primary Information about BRDTI

What it is? : BRDTI is one of the oldest training institutes in Bangladesh engaged
in training and research activities in the field of rural development
and poverty reduction
Controlling Office : Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB)
Palli Bhaban, 5 Kawranbazar, Dhaka-1215
Phone: +88 02 8180002, Email: dg@[Link]
Line Ministry : Rural Development and Cooperative Division
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative
Established : In 1954 (as V-AID Training Institute)
Location : Outskirt of Sylhet Metropolitan City at Khadimnagar. It is about 8
km East to the City Center on Sylhet-Tamabil highway; and about
250 km East to Dhaka, the Capital of Bangladesh
Campus Area : 10.62 acres of land with natural greenery environment
Institute Chief : Faruk Ahmed Joardder
Director (Additional Charge)
Contacts : Telephone: +88 289966756
Cell Phone: +88 01711980411
Email: brdti1954@[Link]

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 Preface

The mandate of Bangladesh Rural Development Training Institute (BRDTI) is to

make available information resources necessary for learning, teaching and
research with regard to rural development and to provide services that can enable
participants, faculties and staff to use those. We put needs of the Institute, client
first in all matters and their satisfaction is our priority. We provide services
ethically and with respect for intellectual, socioeconomic, cultural and physical
diversity.

BRDTI is a unique place and exciting training institute. It has a wide range of
expertise and excellent infrastructure to train junior and mid-level officials of
development functionaries engaged in the field of rural development. Training
programs of BRDTI is intended to create knowledge base, develop skills and
infuse right attitudes and values.

This Annual Report has been arranged and prepared intended to highlight the
performance and achievements of the institute during the fiscal year 2019-2020.
One of the most important things to be focused in this report is that, during this
one year period of time BRDTI has organized 48 batches of Sonjiboni Training
programs by its own capacity for the officers and staffs of 15 Divisions under
different Ministries from the Secretariat based in Dhaka, and in that way BRDTI
has glorified its mother department BRDB creating huge demand as a training
institute and resulting undreamt popularity and recognition inside the
government.

Faruk Ahmed Joardder

19 January 2023
Director (Additional Charge)

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 Training Report
Financial Year 2022-23 (up to 19 January 2023)
At a Glance
Types of No. of No. of
Sponsor Remarks
Training Courses Courses Participants
1.1) Sonjiboni Training
16 403
Ministry/ (Refreshers Courses)
Division 1.2) Administrative Management
3 75 5 day long
& Rural Development
2.1) Financial Management 2 80
2.2) ICT Course 1 30
2.3) Field Management for FOs
BRDB HQ
2.4) Daylong Workshop 2 127 PRDP, RLP
UDOs
2.5) Others 1 63
(2 day long)
Other 3.1) Cadre Officer Attachment NAEM, RDA,
8 551
Academy Program (week long) Admin Academy
Others
(Rental as
Venue)
Total = 33 1329

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 একনজরে বিআরডিটিআই’র প্রশিক্ষণ তথ্য
২০২১-২২ অর্থবছর
অংশগ্রহণ
কোর্স
স্পন্সরের ধরন কোর্সের ধরন কারী মন্তব্য
সংখ্যা
সংখ্যা
মন্ত্রণালয়/বিভাগ ১) সঞ্জীবনী কোর্স ২৩ ৫১২ মেয়াদ ৫-৬ দিন
২.১) আর্থিক ব্যবস্থাপনা কোর্স ১৪ ৪৭০ মেয়াদ ৩-৬ দিন
বিআরডিবি ২.২) আইসিটি কোর্স ০৩ ৯০ মেয়াদ ৫ দিন
২.৩) আচরণ ও শৃঙ্খলা ০২ ৭০ ৩ দিন
২.৪) বিআরডিবি অন্যান্য ০১ ১০৩ যৌথ প্রোগ্রাম
আরডিএ/
নায়েম/
৩.১) সংযুক্তি কার্যক্রম (শিক্ষা ক্যাডার) ০৩ ১৭২ টিএসসি/
সহযোগী সংস্থা
নাটা
অন্যান্য সংস্থা
৪.১) পিডিবিএফ সুফলভোগী সম্মিলন ০১ ২৫ মেয়াদ ১ দিন
(ভেনু ব্যবহার)
মোট = ৪৭ ১৪৪২

Others
Cadre Officer At-
25 (1)
tachment Program
172(3)

BRDB Others
173 (3)
Ministry (Sonjiboni)
512 (23)

ICT (BRDB)
90 (3)

Financial Mgt (BRDB)

470 (14)

Pie Chart: In the Year 2020-21

Total number of Training Courses (47) conducted and
participants (1442) attended

* During Covid time (from March 2020 to September 2021) BRDTI had been used as
Quarantine Center under Army control, and so all activities were kept completely
suspended, which resulted the institute almost dead.

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 Welcome to
Bangladesh Rural Development Training Institute
Khadimnagar, Sylhet

15 November 2022

1. Introduction
Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) is one of the prime government organization, has
been working in the field of rural development and poverty reduction since late ‘60s. Bangladesh
Rural Development Training Institute (BRDTI), Sylhet is proud to be the national level training
institute of BRDB, which is serving the country through training and research.

BRDTI Pond

2. Historical Background
BRDTI is one of the oldest training institutes of the country in the field of rural development and
poverty reduction. It was established as V-AID Training Institute in 1954 and got renamed twice,
in 1959 and in 1965, as National Development Training Institute
(NDTI) and Basic Democracy Training Institute (BDTI) respectively. Finally this possession
owned affiliation of BRDB in 1972 with the initiation of Integrated Rural Development Program
(IRDP). Later in 1992 it consummately renamed as Bangladesh Rural Development Training
Institute (BRDTI) by the Board. Since then, it has been working as the prime national training

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 institute of Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) under the Ministry of Local
Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives.

3. Location
Bangladesh Rural Development Training Institute (BRDTI) is located at Khadimnagar, Sylhet,
about 8 km away from Sylhet City Center along the Sylhet-Tamabil highway and about 250 km
East to the Capital City Dhaka.

State Minister, LGRDC visiting BRDTI on 15 Nov 2022

The campus covers 10.62 acres of land area with picturesque greenery surroundings including
centered by a huge pond of three acre land area. The Shrine of Saint Hazrat Shah Poran (R.),
Agricultural Training Institute, BSCIC Industrial Area and Khadim Tea Estate are located arround
the institute.

4. Objectives
Mission of BRDTI includes:

 To bring about a positive change in Attitude, Skills and Knowledge of officers of BRDB and
beneficiaries engaged in the field of rural development and poverty reduction;
 To provide necessary supports towards designing, improving and managing rural development
policies of the country;
 To arrange and conduct training programs, workshops, seminars and evaluate rural
development and poverty reduction activities.

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5. Manpower
The manpower set up of the institute is not very large. It has only 41 manpower including 11
faculty members, one librarian, one artist, one administrative officer and 27 other employees under
the set up organogram.
Organogram of BRDTI
Director (3)
1 X Director
1 X P.A/Stenographer
1 X MLSS

Joint Director (9) Deputy Director (18)

2 X Joint Director 1 X Deputy Director
1 X Librarian 1 X Admin cum Accounts Officer
1 X Artist 1 X UDA
1 X Research Assistant 1 X LDA
1 X Steno Typist 1 X Accountant
3 X MLSS 1 X Cashier
1 X Cafeteria Manager
1 X Steno Typist
Instructor (11) 1 X Store Keeper
1 X Hostel Super
7 X Instructor 3 X Driver
1 X LDA 1 X Pump Driver
3 X MLSS 4 X MLSS
Total Manpower = 41

The current position of BRDTI manpower in revenue setup is shown in the below table:
Total Present Vacant
Category of Employee Comments
Strength Position Position
Faculty/1st Class Officer 13 06 08 02 JD & 08 DD Post
2nd Class Officer 01 - 01
Clark & others 13 03 10
Driver 03 - 03
4th Class Staff 11 01 10 11 MLSS for 11
Senior Officers
Total Revenue Manpower
41 10 30
=
Shortage of minimum number of manpower to be urgent to manage the institute regular activities
including routine services have been hampered seriously. Another important specialty of the
existing revenue organogram is that we do not have a single person to manage classroom or hostel,
even cleaning or gardening, even no people to guard the institute.
So, other than structured organogram of 41 manpower under revenue setup, the institute has
official approvement for hiring 25 supporting staff/labors under consolidated pay/fixed salary to be
recruited locally under outsourcing mechanism who are being paid under BRDTI Own
Fund/Income budget to be approved by the HQ every year.
Among those approvement, we have 13 manpower right now including one Sub Assistant
Engineer.
Statistics of BRDTI Own Fund manpower is shown in the following table:
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 Number of
Category of Employee Comments
Employee/Worker
Sub Assistant Engineer - Sent from HQ (Retired in July 2022)
Hostel Attendant 03 Almost all have been working for long
Classroom Attendant 02 years
Imam for Mosque -
Security Guard 02
Cleaner 03
Electrician 01
Total = 11
These own fund people are the pillar to manage the institute and provide daily support services for
the institute.
Beside these, having prior permission from HQ the institute have employed three more workers on
daily basis whose payment are being provided from revenue budget allocation. One of those has
been working as plumber, one gardener and other one as guard.

6. Training Facilities
6.1 Administrative cum Academic Building

Inside view of Administrative Building

The institute is centered with its Administrative cum Academic Building. It has two floors having
designed with enormous open space. All other infrastructures i.e. hostel, cafeteria, sports center,
auditorium, mosque etc. are well connected with the Administrative Building through long and
wide corridors. The ground floor is positioned with office rooms of faculties and staffs, and
academic facilities and library are placed on the upper floor.
6.1.1 BRDTI Library & Bangabandhu Study Corner
BRDTI Library is one of the oldest libraries in the country. It has a unique collection of 10
thousand books, mostly are related to rural development, and many journals and reports. It has the
sitting capacity of 50 number of people at a time. The library is placed on the upper floor of the
Administrative Building.

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 Inside view of BRDTI Library

Recently, we have established Bangabandhu Study Corner inside the library containing 232
number of books of single copy written on the life and works of the Father of the Nation.
6.1.2 Computer Lab
Computer Lab is the new addendum to BRDTI infrastructural facilities. The lab got inaugurated on
21 September 2019 by the then Director General with the gorgeous presence of 80 Deputy
Directors from all over the country and the present Director of BRDB Training Division.

Due to shortage of space, classroom number 4 in the Academic Building was chosen for Computer
Lab to be established. It includes 30 brand computer and all new tables and chairs, full multimedia
facilities boosted up with 30 Mbps internet speed with new interior decorator, air condition, digital
sound system and modern lighting. A total amount of 26.29 lakh taka was invested from BRDB’s
own revenue budget to establish this only computer lab in the total of resources BRDB.

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 BRDTI Lab

Now the lab is fully capable to accommodate train 30-35 participants to facilitate ICT based
training for BRDB employees and others as well.
6.2 Hostels and Accommodation Facilities
BRDTI establishment included four separate hostels with accommodation capacity of 162
participants together. These hostels are located at three different sides of the campus.
While conducting training courses at least one of these four hostels is always kept distinct
exclusively for women participants only.
Each room is designed with two single beds equipped with some common furniture and
convenient with traditional college hostel type common bathroom system at the twain end
of each floors. At the Hostel Number 3, only file rooms have the facilities of attached
bathroom and other 30 rooms have one common bathroom for every two rooms. At the 3 rd
floor of this hostel only two rooms are well furnished for VIP guests.
The underneath table might be suitable to explain detailed seat capacity of 4 hostels:
Hostel-1 Hostel-2 Hostel-3 Hostel-4 Total
(Three (Two (Three (Two
Storied) Storied) Storied) Storied)
Total Number of Rooms 33 14 21 14 82
Total Bed/Seat 66 28 40 28 162
6.3 Cafeteria
BRDTI cafeteria is consisting of two separate dining halls with the capacity to serving
almost 150 persons together. The main dining hall located in the ground floor of Cafeteria
Bhaban is fully air conditioned with an atypical design.
During this fiscal year, it has been updated with central sound system and all the fittings of
the washroom have been completely changed. Furthermore, all tables
and chairs to be used by the participants to take meals have been ornamented by
decorative cloths and quality transparent polymer sheets. Also years-old crockeries and
other utensils have been replaced with new ones to updated services in the dining hall.

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 BRDTI Cafe

6.4 Sports Center

BRDTI TV room was remained unused for long years and a box type old television got
unable to be watching. During this year that TV Room has been completely transformed
into a brand new Sports Center accommodating with huge 41 inch television, sitting
arrangement, one table tennis set, carom boards, cards and other indoor sports equipment
for the participants.

BRDTI Sports Center

The Sports Center is located on the upper floor of Cafeteria Bhaban.

6.5 Modern Auditorium
In July 2007 a modern auditorium was added with the existing facilities of BRDTI. It included a
two storied gallery with 600 seat capacity, central AC, modern sound system, digital lighting, fire
detection and fighting system, standby auto generator service and specious parking area.
The Auditorium could be used commercially for annual meeting/general meeting of different
organizations, opinion exchanging conference, convocation/concluding ceremony, representative
get together, marketing conference, employee assembly, workshop and seminar and symposium
and some selective social and cultural function.
Auditorium usage rent for commercial and other parties has been approved by BRDB HQ as
follows:

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 Package Amount Additional Time Service Charge &
VAT
1 Hour of a Day : Taka 3,000/- Per hour 2,500/- 5% Service Charge +
4 Hours of a Day : Taka 10,000/- Per hour 1,500/- VAT will be added
8 Hours of a Day : Taka 15,000/- Per hour 1,500/- upon total amount

Front and inner view of BRDTI Modern Auditorium

Country Director, KOICA BD visits BRDTI Campus on 15 January

2023

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7. Working Dimensions

Mr. Md. Mashiur Rahman NDC, Secretary, RDCD at BRDTI while he was the Divisional Commissioner, Sylhet

The faculty members of BRDTI are usually managing multidisciplinary training courses for BRDB
officers and staff and its beneficiaries, as well as to meet demand from various government
departments. Moreover, we prefer resource personals from local universities in Sylhet, divisional,
district and upazila administration, development organizations and several other line departments
with professional background and experience in the field of rural development and poverty
reduction.
As the prime departmental training institute of Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB), we
have some specialized Training Modules for the new entrants of BRDB like, Upazila Rural
Development Officer (URDO), Assistant Rural Development Officer (ARDO) and Junior
Officers/Accountants for their Foundation Training. Moreover, separate modules are also offered in
Refreshers and Skill Development Training Courses to different category of officers and employees
of BRDB.

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 Secretary of RDCD, DG BRDB, Registrar of Cooperatives & DC Sylhet on an special moment

Participants on different activities at BRDTI

Participants on different activities at BRDTI

Again, to make institution’s training more diversified BRDTI also prepare its own training modules
in sectors especially on Rural Development and Poverty Reduction for the trainees of National
Academy for Educational Management (NAEM), Dhaka and Bangladesh Public Administration
Training Centre (BPATC), Savar, Dhaka and some other academy. These modules are also being
used for the trainees come from Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration) Academy, Shahbag,

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 Dhaka for their short courses titled Rural Development and Poverty Reduction under their own
foundation program.
In addition to these, the institute receives participants for Sonjiboni Training from different
ministries based in Bangladesh Sevretariat, Dhaka. Usually week-long Sonjibini Trainings are
being designed on the basis of sixty-man-hour training programs prepared by the Ministry of Public
Administration.
Though BRDTI does not implement any development project/program at field level, rather it offers
only training in a wide variety of courses concerning rural development, relevant to the
development program under BRDB and other government and non-government agencies. This has
opened a window of opportunity for BRDTI to be more innovative in designing and organizing
training courses to attract other stakeholders.

8. Classification of training courses offered and conducted by BRDTI

BRDTI is engaged in diversified training activities realizing from and considering in various types,
classifications and limits, classified as below:

Foundation Courses For officers/staff of BRDB’s revenue set up and projects

(FTC)
Duration: 60 days for URDO and ARDO, and
30 days for other staffs.
Modules: Usually 10 modules specially designed for specific
category of participants. Modules focus on
fundamental of rural development, office
management & HRM, environment, credit &
cooperative management, financial management,
project management, ICT etc. including standard
evaluation system for each participant.

Sonjiboni Training for Duration: Usually 3 days for all category of officers and staffs, i.e.
BRDB personnel Deputy Directors, DPDs, URDOs, ARDOs,
Accountants, Ministerial Staffs, even Office Sohayak
(MLSS).
Module: Used separate module for specific category of participants
includes mixed topics as classroom sessions, specially
incorporates new subject or problem arisen to be
addressed.

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 Sonjiboni Training for Duration: 5 days for officers and staffs.
Ministries’ personnel
Module: Used separate module for specific grade of participants
coming from different ministries and departments.
Definitely, the module has been developed focused on
recreational activities including tours and other co-
curriculum activities. Classroom sessions have been
designed to highlight rural development of Bangladesh
and governance.

IGA & Subject Oriented  Income Generating and Skill Development Activities related
Courses courses for BRDB’s beneficiaries and others
 Microcredit and SME Management

 Cooperative Management

 Financial Management and Accounting

ICT Training We have designed semi-advance level of module on ICT, and

targeted participants who have basics of computer.
Generally ICT courses have been designed for five days.

Attachment Program We have been organizing Office Attachment Program for cadre
officers under their Foundation Training Program.
The course has been designed for five days focused on rural
development and poverty reduction.
BPATC, Admin Academy, RDA, NAPD, RPATC, Postal Academy,
NAEM and some other training organizations are our regular
partner of this kind of programs.

Online Training Course Five days duration special course for BRDB’s field level officers
(OCT) and staff. Everyday one session on zoom platform for two hours.
It was introduced to address Covid situation and to keep our officers
and staff in right track.

Others Seminars, Symposium and Workshops on departmental and national

international issue.

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9. Training Areas
BRDTI follows separate training module for every individual training program. It also provides
consultancy services in developing training modules conducted by BRDB for their beneficiaries
under various projects. Some of those modules are listed in the next page:
9.1 Departmental (BRDB) Foundation Training
9.1.1 Upazila Rural Development Officers (URDOs) of BRDB
Duration : 60 days
Training Areas: In 10 Modules
Module : 1 Basic issues related to Rural Development and Poverty reduction
Module : 2 Cooperative Management, Extension & Marketing
Public Administration Structure in Bangladesh, Good Governance and
Module : 3
role of Local Government Institutions
Information Communication Technology (ICT) and use of English
Module : 4
language in official use
Module : 5 Microcredit, SME and Credit management
Module : 6 Financial management and Accounting procedure
Module : 7 Service Rules and office management
Module : 8 Budget and Audit management
Module : 9 Planning and Project management
Module : 10 Human Resource Development, Climate & Environment protection
Number of Class Room sessions : 155
Debate Competition : 05
Book Review Sessions : 05
Group Report Presentation : 01
Number of Study Tour/Field Visits : 03
Field/Upazila Attachment (in days) : 08
Extra curricula activities in the Training Course: Games & Sports and Cultural activities
Evaluation Method & Mark distribution:
Written Exam (10 modules × 50 marks) = 500, Evaluation of Course Committee = 40, Physical
Exercise = 25, Upazila Officer’s marking on Field Attachment = 20, Report Writing &
Presentation on Field Attachment = 25, Book Review = 20 and Debate = 20; Grand Total = 650
9.1.2 Assistant Rural Development Officers (ARDOs) of BRDB
Duration : 60 days
Training Areas : In 10 Modules
Socio-Economic condition of Bangladesh, Rural development and
Module : 1
Poverty reduction
Environment, Human Resource Development and Training
Module : 2
management
Public Administration Principles, Local Government Institutions &
Module : 3
Nation Building Departments
Module : 4 Expansion & management of Cooperative, Extension and Marketing
Module : 5 Credit management
Module : 6 Service Rules and office management
Module : 7 Financial management and Departmental accounting procedure
Module : 8 Planning, Project implementation and BRDB’s Projects management
Module : 9 English language proficiancy and Computer
Module : 10 Budget and Audit management

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Number of Class Room sessions : 151
Debate Competition : 04
Group Report Presentation : 01
Number of Study Tour/Field Visits: 02
Upazila Attachment (in days) : 08
Extra curricula activities in the Training Course: Games & Sports and Cultural activities
Evaluation Method & Mark distribution:
Written Exam (10 modules × 50 marks) = 500, Evaluation of Course Committee = 50, Physical
Exercise = 30, Upazila Officer’s marking on Field Attachment = 20, Report Writing &
Presentation on Field Attachment = 30 and Debate = 20; Grand Total = 650
9.1.3 Junior Officer (Accounts)/Accountant of BRDB
Duration : 30 days
Training Areas: In 10 Modules
Module : 1 Rural Development, Environmental protection and Poverty reduction
Good Governance, Training, Human Resource Development and Uses
Module : 2
of Computer
Module : 3 Concepts and management of Cooperative
Module : 4 Credit management of BRDB
Module : 5 Service Rules and office management
Module : 6 Financial management
Module : 7 Accounts Keeping at BRDB Upazila level office
Module : 8 Report & Returns at BRDB Upazila level office
Module : 9 Planning, Project implementation
Module : 10 Budget and Audit management
Number of Class Room sessions : 89
Group Report Presentation : 01
Number of Study Tour/Field Visits: 01
Upazila Attachment (in days) : 03
Extra curricula activities in the Training Course: Games & Sports and Cultural activities
Evaluation Method & Mark distribution:
Written Exam (10 modules × 50 marks) = 500, Evaluation of Course Committee = 50, Physical
Exercise = 35, Upazila Officer’s marking on Field Attachment = 30, and Report Writing &
Presentation on Field Attachment = 35; Grand Total = 650

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 Divisional Commissioner of Sylhet distributing certificates among the participants of BRDB’s Accountant FTC

9.2 Sonjiboni/Refreshers Training Course

For BRDB field level staff/officers

Deputy Directors of BRDB at the institute on Refreshers Course, 23 September 2019

Duration : 03 days
Training Areas:
Manners & Etiquette; Training & Human Resource Development; Role of officer/staff,
Moral, Honesty, Transparency, Accountability for establishing Good Governance;
Payment of pension; Service & Financial Rules, Office management, Inspection, TQM,
Image building, Credit & Financial management; and Disaster management.

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 URDOs on Refreshers Training, 29 September 2019

Number of Class Room sessions : 16

Number of Study Tour/Field Visits : 01
Extra curricula activities in the Training Course: Cultural activities

Participants enjoy night life at BRDTI

Evaluation Method & Mark distribution: Overall Evaluation through questionnaire

9.3 Sonjiboni Training for Ministry people
For Different level staff/officers from various ministry
Duration : 05 days
Training Areas:
Bangladesh and liberation war, Manners & Etiquette; Governance; Environment,
Financial Inclusion, SDG and Vision 2041 etc.
Number of Class Room sessions : 12
Number of Study Tour/Field Visits : 05
Extra curricula activities in the Training Course: Cultural activities, Picnic, Sports etc.

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Evaluation Method & Mark distribution: Overall Evaluation through questionnaire
9.4 Orientation Training Course
For BRDB field level staff/officers
Duration : 01-03 days
Training Areas:
To introduce the participant with new administrative system, new project management or any
other new innovation, i.e. MIS, office Automation, Departmental Software Operation, Digital
File Management, Credit Management, Cooperative Management etc. Orientation Training
Courses also arranged for the newly promoted officers to acquaint themselves with their new
assignment.
Number of Class Room sessions : 05-16
Number of Study Tour/Field Visits : 01
Extra curricula activities in the Training Course: Cultural activities (Optional)
Evaluation Method & Mark distribution: Overall Evaluation through questionnaire
9.5 Computer Training Course
For BRDB field level staff/officers and other stakeholders
Duration : 5 days
Training Areas:

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Introduction to Hardware & Software; Orientation to Computer operating systems; System and
application software, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power point, Orientation of different Fonts
and Bengali Software & fonts, Date preservation; Internet: website, e-mail, Uses of
multimedia projector, scanner, Printer; Trouble shooting and Primary problem solution,
graphic design, documentation editing etc.
Number of Class Room sessions : 25
Number of Study Tour/Field Visits : 01
Extra curricula activities in the Training Course: Games & Sports and Cultural activities
9.6 Online Training Course (OCT)
For BRDB field level staff/officers
Duration : 5 days
Training Areas:

It was a new dimension of BRDTI’s training activities. During Covid situation we had to find
new scope to be connected with our officers at field level. Initially, we offered three courses,
i.e. Office Management, Training Management and Accountings bases on online platform
using Zoom.
We made an online advertisement using social media to apply through Google docs from our
field officers and staff. Having enormous response from the fields, we prepared database and
select participants with the support of HQ.
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BRDB granted funds to organize 8 batches including total 200 officers. It was huge success
and was beyond our expectations.
Number of Zoom sessions : 05 (each session duration 2 hours)
Evaluation Method & Mark distribution: Overall Evaluation through questionnaire online.

Participants of BRDTI OTC, 20 September 2020

9.7 Office Attachment Program on ‘Rural Development and Poverty Reduction’ for
different BCS Cadre Officers
Duration : 05 days
Training Areas:
Role of civil servants in rural development; Cooperative management; Microcredit,
Gender mainstreaming & Women Empowerment; Agro-marketing; Social Problems like,
Dowry, Juvenile Delinquency, Child Marriage, Drug Addiction etc; different rural
development approaches at Home & Abroad; problems and remedies of rural
development; GO-NGO contribution in rural development; Linkage between Disaster &
Education over poverty; Economic planning etc.

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 Classroom Session of Office Attachment Program from BPATC

Number of Class Room sessions : 10

Group Report Presentation : 01
Number of Study Tour/Field Visits : 04
Extra curricula activities in the Training Course: Games & Sports and Cultural activities.

Evaluation Method & Mark distribution:

Written Exam = 30, Group Report Preparation and Presentation = 10, Class room
participation = 05 and Overall Discipline (dress, punctuality, etiquette & manners, etc.) =
05; Grand Total = 50
9.8 Contact Courses (For International Organizations, Govt./Non-Govt. Agencies,
Autonomous & Semi-Autonomous bodies, projects etc.)
Duration : 02-30 days
Training Areas: Determined by the Sponsoring Agencies
Foundation Courses; Income Generating Activity related Courses; Financial Management,
Project Management; Leadership development; Information Communication Technology
(ICT), Training of Trainers (TOT); Renewable Energy Management; Enforcement of
Law; Social Justice & Security; Education & social awareness; Mass & Adult Education;
Social Advocacy; Community Learning, Hygiene & Sanitation, Child Care; Different
Trade based training courses; Orientation Program, Seminar, Workshop etc.
BRDTI faculties conduct different sessions in these Contact Courses on request.
10. Training Methodology and Approach
BRDTI adopts modern methodology and approaches in conducting training sessions. Depending
on size of participants, course duration and personal aptitude of trainees, generally the following
methodologies are adapted:
 Classroom lecture with visual presentation Question and Answer
 Audio-video presentation
 Video session/conference
 Group discussion
 Debate

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 Open Space Session at pondside of BRDTI

 Book review
 Case study
 Field attachment
 Recap session
 Study visit: inspection of formal and informal groups
 Report writing and presentation
 Written test
 Overall program assessment
 Physical exercise
 Indoor games and volleyball competition
 Cultural programs
 Written test etc.

Formal Workshop at BRDTI

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11. Research and Consultancy
BRDTI conducts research works in the allied field of rural development and poverty reduction.
The main thrust of research studies of BRDTI is to concentrate on analyzing dynamics of
socioeconomic changes in rural areas due to implementation of project/program by BRDB. For
research works, though the institute doesn’t get any extra budget from the government, as well as
from the board, however, few research activities are being conducted here with the support of
existing logistic facilities of BRDTI.

12. Consultancy Service Provided by BRDTI

Consultancy Service is not mandatory for the BRDTI faculty members. Nevertheless, consultancy
service in the field of training sector is provided on the basis of demand place by the NGOs
(basically the regional NGOs) regarding the training affairs like in depth need assessment,
module/manual write up and also something like that.

13. Current Issues and Challenges

Poor Infrastructural : Almost all buildings, specially hostel buildings are too old to
Facilities provide minimum services for the participants.
We do not have any room with attached bath facilities for
participants. So, mid and junior level officers from ministries
and other department do not show interest to come BRDTI.
Interestingly, comparatively newly established hostel, i.e.
Hostel Number 3 and Number 4 have been established after the
year 2000, but these two are getting worse than the old two.
BRDB HQ always allocate revenue fund to repair & maintain
field level offices and thus BRDTI gets neglected.

Lack of Manpower : Present manpower situation has been fallen so down to its
minimum requirement that it gets difficult to manage even
very regular and routine activities of the institute.
During corona days some got transferred for the greater
benefits of BRDB fields and some others of their own getting
BRDTI almost empty.
The quality of services has been evaluated worse day by day.
The institute is now completely dependent on daily based
workers having almost no officers to be looking care of.

No Motivation to be : BRDB officers and staff show no interest to get posted at

employed at BRDTI BRDTI as there is no motivation to work here.
Nothing special facilities, no benefits, but to work long hours
in comparison to BRDB’s field level offices.

Lacking of own fund to : During Covid situation, specially due to establish quarantine
pay wages to its center at the campus, we did not have any training programs to
workers earn a single penny. So master roll workers got wages from the

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 deposited own fund for long 21 months.
At this moment, our own fund position is under risk situation
to continue own fund employees services.

Proposed Renovation : Our prosed DPP on BRDTI renovation containing 78 crore

project dropped out taka has been dropped out from ADP Green Page recently due
from ADP Green Page to lack of proper communication with the ministry.

14. What to do to save RDTI

Need people to be : We need minimum number of faculties and employees to run

posted at BRDTI the institute immediately.
Few are interested to come BRDTI and ready to take
challenges to revive the institute.

Revise the poor : With 41 number of employees having no support service staff,
organogram this institute can never go far ahead to take challenges of
Vision 2041.
We need a fresh organogram consisting of 105 number of
employees which was submitted to HQ for consideration.

Reconstruct the DPP : We need the DPP reconstructed with more smaller amount of
money. Our suggestion would be to make it under 25 crore so
that it could be approved easily.
Right this moment, we do not have capability to manage big
infrastructural facilities as lack of manpower.

Urgent requirement of : We need a five storied multi facilities modern hostel for the
a hostel participants.
One hostel can change the institute a lot to provide better
services.

To start training : We do not have any training activities for long two years. So to
immediately protect the institute, we must start training immediately.
For that, we need money and participants from BRDB.

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15. Conclusion

Picnic Corner at pondside of BRDTI

Spring at BRDTI
BRDTI has already become able to attract some credit-based organizations like FIVDB, Grameen
Shokti, Buro Bangladesh, Asar Alo, Social Development Foundation (SDF), Simantik etc. as well
as various govt. organization, like- ROSC (IER) of Dhaka University, National Institute of Mass
Communication (NIMCO), Department of Fisheries, BIAM Foundation, NILG etc. and some
international organizations, like- UNDP, UNICEF, CARE, PLAN etc. They have chosen BRDTI to
conduct their training courses.
We believe that BRDTI will be the appropriate platform for those who are working for rural
development & poverty reduction. It can also play greater role to strengthen local government
bodies.

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