Local Government Division () is a

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is a government division under the

Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives ( bn, স্থানীয় সরকার, পল্লী উন্নয়ন ও সমবায় মন্ত্রণালয়; ''Sthānīẏa sarakāra, pallī ...

responsible for the development and supporting local government bodies. Helal Uddin Ahmed is the secretary in charge of division.

History

In 2006,

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stated in a report that the Local Government Division and Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives was the most corrupt in Bangladesh. The report stated that more than 2 billion taka were misappropriated in the ministry. M Zahirul Islam, Secretary of the Local Government Division rejected the report and said that the Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, was a honest individual. Local Government Division is the lead agency in Local Government Initiatives on Climate change, a project of the

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and in partnership with United Nations Capital Development Fund, the

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, and

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. The initiative plans to enhance capacity and

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of about 200,000 of the most vulnerable households in Bangladesh. In 2020, during cyclone Amphan the Local Government Division established a control room to coordinate response to the cyclone. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, the Local Government Division suspended 89 elected local public representatives, including Union Parisad chairmen, union members, and municipal councilors, for embezzling relief materials for the outbreak. From 2012 to 2020, the Local Government Division received the largest share of the budget allotment.

Local government bodies

The following are local government bodies under the Local Government Division * Union Council * Zila Parishad (District Council) *

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* Pourashava (Municipal Corporations of Bangladesh) *

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References

1972 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Government departments of Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub