Local government

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

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

The state minister said Modern public service has been contributing a lot towards improving living and livelihood conditions of the rural people, including the remote and hard-to-reach areas for...

Sketch: TBS
Panorama

What local governments need to lead

Photo: Dusan Stankovic/Getty Images via Project Syndicate
World+Biz

What local governments need to lead

Lofty goals, but fragile base of local government
Analysis

Lofty goals, but fragile base of local government

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

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

Md Sohrab Hossen and Md Obaidullah. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

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

File photo
Bangladesh

Immediate past chairmen appointed as zila parishad administrators

Local government needs decentralisation, balance of power
Bangladesh

Local government needs decentralisation, balance of power

A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Bangladesh

Health Ministry asked to vaccinate local representatives on priority basis

62% people unhappy with local govt services
Bangladesh

62% people unhappy with local govt services