What is Government?
Government is an institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.
What are some examples of public policies?
The list of
public policy issues is nearly endless.
What is local government?
Authority to
determine and execute measures within a restricted area inside and smaller than
a whole state.
What are the functions of local government
in Bangladesh?
The main
functions included public welfare, maintenance of law and order, revenue
collection, development and adjudication.
Its sources
of revenue remained almost similar to those of the BDO (Basic Democracies
Order) of 1959, i.e. the government grants, taxes, rates, fees, etc.
About Bangladesh
u Category : Unitary State
u Number : 1. 8 Divisional Commissionerate
2. 64 District Councils
3. 492 Sub-district Councils
-4,573 Village Councils
-329 Town Councils
-11 City Councils
u Government : Council Government
u Subdivisions : Village and Wards
Overview
There are
two distinct kinds of local government institutions in Bangladesh:
- Rural areas
- Urban areas.
Rural local
governments have a hierarchical system consisting of three tiers:
- Union parishad (4,498 units),
- Upazilla parishad (482 units), and
- Zilla parishad (61 units) and wards
(40,482),
While the
urban local government consists of
- Pourashavas (municipalities 398 units)
and
- City corporations (9 units).
Structure of Local Government of Bangladesh
Functions
The
principal functions of the Local Government commission would be:
(a) to
make laws, rules and guidelines for local government;
(b) to
determine personnel requirements of local governments, including methods of
recruitment, charter of duties of staff and manpower strength;
(c) to
assess financial requirements of local government, to set necessary guidelines
for training of local government personnel;
(d) to
conduct annual monitoring, to resolve problems and conflicts among local
governments, to investigate irregularities, malpractice, corruption and misuse
of power and take appropriate punitive measures;
(e) to
take necessary steps to strengthen the local government institutions in Bangladesh.
References
- https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Local_Government
- https://www.mlit.go.jp/kokudokeikaku/international/spw/general/bangladesh/index_e.html
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Existing-Structure-of-Local-Government-in-Bangladesh_fig1_263155959
- https://m.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/143106
- https://books.google.com.bd/books/about/Basic_Democracies_Order_1959.html?id=lF9XAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_in_Bangladesh