Local government

Local government

Local government expert and former professor of Public Administration at Chittagong University Tofail Ahmed. Photo: Collected

Local government expert Prof Tofail Ahmed passes away at 71

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Tk2,100cr to be set aside for election expenses in FY26 budget

District's Local Government Division Deputy Director Md Mobarak Hossain distributing relief items at the Shiv Temple premises in Sajek Valley. Photo: TBS

Stretched thin but determined, local bureaucrats are keeping governance alive

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Local govt reforms are unlikely to see the light of day once again

BNP leaders hold a public gathering in Cumilla’s Laksham on 20 Feb. Photo: Collected

BNP presses on for prioritising national polls while Jamaat, Gono Odhikar seek local body elections first

Hasnat, Patwari, Sarjis speaking to reporters on 15 Feb. Photo: Collected

Want local government elections first: Citizens’ Committee

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Anatomy of a fall: How Bangladesh's local government was left crippled

Local Government Reform Commission Chairman Tofael Ahmed speaks at a views-exchange meeting in Chattogram on 29 December 2024. Photo: TBS

Local Government Reform Commission to propose holding all elections in one day

Speakers at an event titled "Dialogue for Democratic Reconstruction on Civil Administration" organised by the Center for Governance Studies (CGS) at CIRDAP auditorium in the capital on 24 December 2024. Photo: BSS

Speakers for bolstering local govt system to make civil admin effective

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Local Government Reform Commission invites public feedback

Eight-member local government reform commission formed  

Eight-member local government reform commission formed  

National Parliament. File Photo: Collected

Parliament passes Local Govt Amendment Bill with new administrator appointment rules

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Problems in local polls are with parties, not with symbols: Experts on local govt polls