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    Local governments are political subdivisions of a nation or state that are established by law. They have substantial control over local affairs like administration, public order, and economic development planning. This includes powers like imposing taxes and selecting representatives. Local governments are necessary to solve local problems locally and relieve the burden on the central government. They also help develop leadership at the grassroots level and allow for more direct contact between citizens and their government representatives. However, local governments in Bangladesh face weaknesses like domination by the central government, political interference, lack of autonomy and accountability, and not having access to modern technology. Suggestions to strengthen local governments include improving educational qualifications, training programs, accountability, and giving them full powers.

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    Local governments are political subdivisions of a nation or state that are established by law. They have substantial control over local affairs like administration, public order, and economic development planning. This includes powers like imposing taxes and selecting representatives. Local governments are necessary to solve local problems locally and relieve the burden on the central government. They also help develop leadership at the grassroots level and allow for more direct contact between citizens and their government representatives. However, local governments in Bangladesh face weaknesses like domination by the central government, political interference, lack of autonomy and accountability, and not having access to modern technology. Suggestions to strengthen local governments include improving educational qualifications, training programs, accountability, and giving them full powers.

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    Local governments are political subdivisions of a nation or state that are established by law. They have substantial control over local affairs like administration, public order, and economic development planning. This includes powers like imposing taxes and selecting representatives. Local governments are necessary to solve local problems locally and relieve the burden on the central government. They also help develop leadership at the grassroots level and allow for more direct contact between citizens and their government representatives. However, local governments in Bangladesh face weaknesses like domination by the central government, political interference, lack of autonomy and accountability, and not having access to modern technology. Suggestions to strengthen local governments include improving educational qualifications, training programs, accountability, and giving them full powers.

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    Local government

    Q. What is mean by local government? How it is different from


    central government? What are the necessities or importance behind
    the establishment of local government?
    Local government: Generally, local government means units of the
    central government of a state. Local government means part of the
    government which deal with local affairs. Such as local governments in
    Bangladesh are union parishads, upazilas, districts, etc.
    Local government is such a system by which the government devaluate
    his powers and confers powers to local authority. Local government is
    most vital institution in modern democratic country. It is almost
    impossible to exercise governmental function without devolution of
    powers to the local government.
    Definition of local government given by United Nations is given below:Local government is a political sub-division of a nation or state, which
    constituted by law and has substantial control of local affairs, including
    the power to impose taxes or exact labour for prescribed person and the
    representative of local government will be elective or selective.
    From the definition, it is clear that the local government have following
    characteristics:1. Political sub-division of a nation.
    2. Constituted law.
    3. Has substantive control over local affairs.
    4. Power to impose taxes.
    5. The representative of local government will be elective or selective.
    6. Autonomous body.
    7. Public organization, etc.
    Constitutional aspects of local government: Local government is an
    authorized system by the Bangladesh constitution. Articles regarding
    local government in Bangladesh constitution are given below:1. Article 11 provided that effective participation by the people through
    their elected representatives in administration at all levels shall be
    ensured.
    2. Article 59(1) provided for establishment of local government. Here it is
    prescribed that local government in every administrative unit of the

    Republic shall be entrusted to bodies, composed of persons elected in


    accordance with law.
    3. Article 59(2) also provided that local government will perform
    functions relating toa. Administration and work of the public officers.
    b. The maintenance of public order.
    c. The preparation and implementation of plans relating to public service
    and economic development.
    4. Article 60 has said about powers of local government bodies. Here it is
    said that parliament shall confer powers on local governments to
    implement function prescribed in article 59 and including power to
    impose taxes for local purposes, to prepare their budgets and to maintain
    funds.
    Difference between local government and central government:
    1. In scale and resources, job security and prospects, and thecnologycal
    sophistical, the central government is more superior to local government.
    2. Ordinary citizens have easier access to decision-makers at local level
    than central government.
    3. Central government much more deals with social investment.
    Local government concerned with social consumption.
    4. Central government officials often complain of local councils is being
    petty and irresponsible.
    Local government officials often claim that central government
    insensitive, unnecessarily, wasteful and too little confound with the real
    needs of ordinary people.
    5. Local government is only a part of the existing overall political
    administrative system of a country.
    Necessities behind the establishment of local government:
    1. To solve local problems locally and relief the central government.
    2. To relieve the mps from their burdens of local responsibility, which
    people generally expects.
    3. To reduce size of government.
    4. To develop the leadership in the grass root levels of the society.
    5. To decentralize administrative functions.
    6. To make direct contract with citizen.
    7. To decide prompt service to local people.

    These are discussed below:1. To solve local problem locally: There have many local problems
    which not possible for the central government to solve directly. Central
    governments solve these problems through local governments. Local
    government is the primary stage of many civil and criminal disputes
    between local peoples. Generally, local governments solve petty disputes
    between the local peoples but they are large in number.
    2. To relieve Mps: Mps have many responsibilities to the people of his
    elected area. People also have many expectations from Mps as their
    representative to the government. Local government reduce burden of
    Mps by continuing their functions.
    3. To reduce size of government: By devolution of powers to local
    government, central government reduces his size. If central government
    not devaluate his powers then his size will be large and be out of control.
    4. To develop leadership in the grass root level of the society: Local
    government helps to create leader from grass root level. It is the system
    which create opportunity to a person to express and develop his quality as
    a leader.
    5. To decentralize administrative functions: Local government is such
    a system which decentralize administrative functions of the central
    government. General people get benefit of decentralization of
    administrative functions.
    6. To make direct contract with the citizen: Local government is the
    bridge between the general people and government of the state. General
    people can express their expectation to the government through local
    government.
    7. To decide prompt service to the local people: Local government can
    decide and take instant steps at the time of natural disaster or any other
    problems, which is very complicated and lazy process for the central
    government.

    Q. what are the different problems or weakens facing by the local


    government bodies in establishing a strong local government system
    in Bangladesh? Give your suggestions to overcome these problems.
    Weakens of local government:
    1. Domination and interfere by the central government.
    2. Political interference.
    3. Marginal devolution of power by central government.
    4. Local government is much more corrupted than central government.
    5. Still not fully autonomous.
    6. Weak election system.
    7. Lack of fund.
    8. Lack of accountability.
    9. Lack of co-ordination.
    10. Not familiar with the modern technology and equipment.
    11. Lack of strong mechanism for supervision and monitoring system.
    Suggestion:
    1. Educational qualification.
    2. Training institution.
    3. Departmental accountability.
    4. Accountability to general people.
    5. Modern technology.
    6. Full power.

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