Local government

Local government

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Eight-member local government reform commission formed  

The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification to this end yesterday (17 November)

National Parliament. File Photo: Collected

Parliament passes Local Govt Amendment Bill with new administrator appointment rules

Illustration: TBS

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

LGRD Minister Mohammad Tajul Islam. Photo: Collected

Strong local government is crucial for developing democracy: LGRD minister

Photo: BSS

PM asks local representatives to act against drugs, terrorism

File photo of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam. Photo: UNB

Local govt most important for elevating peoples' fate: Shahriar Alam

Sketch: TBS

What local governments need to lead

Photo: Dusan Stankovic/Getty Images via Project Syndicate

What local governments need to lead

Lofty goals, but fragile base of local government

Lofty goals, but fragile base of local government

Govt asks city corps, municipalities to ensure markets install fire hydrants, extinguishers

Govt asks city corps, municipalities to ensure markets install fire hydrants, extinguishers

Md Sohrab Hossen and Md Obaidullah. Illustration: TBS

Citizens' participation in rural local government in Bangladesh: Through the Lens of Sherry Arnstein

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Immediate past chairmen appointed as zila parishad administrators

Local government needs decentralisation, balance of power

Local government needs decentralisation, balance of power