Sunday, 23 February, 2025
A recent household survey has revealed that around 84% of people support the creation of an independent and robust Local Government Commission through a new law to strengthen the country's local governance system.
The survey also found that 71% of respondents believe local government elections should not be held with political party symbols, while 24% support the idea of including party symbols in local elections.
The survey, conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in January 2025, was commissioned by the Local Government Reform Commission. It covered 46,080 households across both rural and urban areas in all 64 districts of the country.
The findings of the survey were disclosed in a report of the Local Government Reform Commission.
The report of the Local Government Reform Commission was submitted to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday, Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS today.
About 97 per cent of people suggest that the candidates of the local government elections should have a minimum educational qualification. Of them, 38 per cent think the educational qualifications of the candidates should be Secondary School Certificate (SSC), while 30 per cent think the candidates' qualification should be HSC and 25 per cent of respondents think the qualification should be graduation.
At present, there are five laws and over 100 notifications and government orders to conduct local government activities. To this end, 77 per cent of respondents think that there should be a single and unified law for the local government bodies.
About 75 per cent of people recommended that there should be an integrated service structure for the local government institutions to address its manpower crisis.
Around 85 per cent of people responded that the office of urban planners should be set at the upazila level in the context of growing urbanisation in Bangladesh.
Some 80 per cent of respondents suggested setting up full civil and magistrate courts at the upazila level.
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A recent household survey has revealed that around 84% of people support the creation of an independent and robust Local Government Commission through a new law to strengthen the country's local governance system.
The survey also found that 71% of respondents believe local government elections should not be held with political party symbols, while 24% support the idea of including party symbols in local elections.
The survey, conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in January 2025, was commissioned by the Local Government Reform Commission. It covered 46,080 households across both rural and urban areas in all 64 districts of the country.
The findings of the survey were disclosed in a report of the Local Government Reform Commission.
The report of the Local Government Reform Commission was submitted to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday, Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS today.
About 97 per cent of people suggest that the candidates of the local government elections should have a minimum educational qualification. Of them, 38 per cent think the educational qualifications of the candidates should be Secondary School Certificate (SSC), while 30 per cent think the candidates' qualification should be HSC and 25 per cent of respondents think the qualification should be graduation.
At present, there are five laws and over 100 notifications and government orders to conduct local government activities. To this end, 77 per cent of respondents think that there should be a single and unified law for the local government bodies.
About 75 per cent of people recommended that there should be an integrated service structure for the local government institutions to address its manpower crisis.
Around 85 per cent of people responded that the office of urban planners should be set at the upazila level in the context of growing urbanisation in Bangladesh.
Some 80 per cent of respondents suggested setting up full civil and magistrate courts at the upazila level.
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