Local government

Eight-member local government reform commission formed  
Bangladesh

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
Bangladesh

Parliament passes Local Govt Amendment Bill with new administrator appointment rules

Illustration: TBS
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

Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

PM asks local representatives to act against drugs, terrorism

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

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

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