Local government

Local government

LGRD Minister Mohammad Tajul Islam. Photo: Collected

Strong local government is crucial for developing democracy: LGRD minister

Tazul laid emphasis on financial empowerment which will foster overall development at the grassroots level in the country

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

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

Health Ministry asked to vaccinate local representatives on priority basis

62% people unhappy with local govt services

62% people unhappy with local govt services