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In the early sixties the Comilla Model was evolved in rural development by Dr. Akhter Hamid Khan (1914 - 1999), a renowned social scientist and social reformer, through an action research work at the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Kotbari, Comilla. This model is known as the Two-Tier Co-operative system, which has become the main vehicle of Rural Development in Bangladesh. The origins of the BRDB lie in the erstwhile Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP), launched in the early 1970s to replicate the Two-Tier Cooperative System, popularly known as the TCCA-KSS System. The TCCA-KSS System – based on the Comilla Approach to rural development – became the keystone of the IRDP. At the most fundamental level, its application sought to promote economic growth through increased agricultural production and ensure that the rural poor attained self-sufficiency in food production. The IRDP utilised the TCCA-KSS System to deliver a portfolio of poverty alleviation initiatives, including capital accumulation, training, credit provision, sales and marketing assistance, and extension and technological support. The Integrated Rural Development Programme was dissolved with the promulgation of the Bangladesh Rural Development Board Ordinance LIII, which came into effect on January 13th,1982. Under this Ordinance, a board to be called the Bangladesh Rural Development Board was established to carry out the purposes of the said ordinance. That is, to formulate policies, coordinate activities and supervise the implementation of various projects and programs relating to rural development, and to strengthen the rural economy of Bangladesh.
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