The Local Government Reform Commission has released its primary commendations for strengthening and enhancing the effectiveness of local government,to facilitate the ongoing consensus-building process by the government and the Consensus Commission.
The commission, headed by Prof. Tofayel Ahmed, was formed following a government notification on November 18 by the Cabinet Division, with the primary goal of proposing necessary reforms to improve local government system.
In its primary report, the commission acknowledged delays in beginning its work, noting that additional time will be required to complete the final report.
However, the government has already set up a ‘National Consensus Commission’ to engage with national leaders and discuss the reforms.
To facilitate the consensus-building process, the Local Government Reform Commission has decided to present some of its basic recommendations for the immediate consideration by the government and the Consensus Commission.
The preliminary report also incorporates two additional chapters—one based on an opinion survey conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) with responses from 46,680 people across the country, and another one is on election-related issues. বিস্তারিত