Local government

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Budget

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

The Election Commission requested Tk5,922 for conducting national, local polls and other services

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

Stretched thin but determined, local bureaucrats are keeping governance alive

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Panorama

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
Politics

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
Politics

Want local government elections first: Citizens’ Committee

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Supplement

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
Bangladesh

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
Bangladesh

Speakers for bolstering local govt system to make civil admin effective

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Bangladesh

Local Government Reform Commission invites public feedback

Eight-member local government reform commission formed  
Bangladesh

Eight-member local government reform commission formed  

National Parliament. File Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Parliament passes Local Govt Amendment Bill with new administrator appointment rules

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Bangladesh

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

LGRD Minister Mohammad Tajul Islam. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Strong local government is crucial for developing democracy: LGRD minister