Local Government Division
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Local Government Division
| nativename = স্থানীয় সরকার বিভাগ
| type = Department
| seal = Government Seal of Bangladesh.svg
| seal_width = 150px
| seal_caption = Government Seal of Bangladesh
| formed = {{start date and age|1972}}
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| jurisdiction = Government of Bangladesh
| headquarters = Bangladesh Secretariat, Agargaon, Dhaka
| employees =
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| chief1_name = Muhammad Ibrahim
| chief1_position = Secretary
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| parent_department = Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
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| website = [https://lgd.gov.bd/ Local Government Division]
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Local Government Division ({{Langx|bn|স্থানীয় সরকার বিভাগ}}) is a Bangladesh government is a government division under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for the development and supporting local government bodies.{{cite web |title=History of LGD |url=https://lgd.gov.bd/site/page/288a0605-d3ac-44ba-9595-9f970490ef4e/History-/- |website=lgd.gov.bd |accessdate=10 June 2020}} Mohammod Ibrahim is the secretary in charge of division.{{cite web |title= Secretary |url=https://lgd.gov.bd/site/biography/123cf7da-1335-4e6e-82fe-83679b9873ba |website=lgd.gov.bd |accessdate=10 June 2020}}
History
In 2006, Transparency International Bangladesh 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.{{cite news |title=Govt rejects TIB report; LGRD not number one corrupt ministry: LGD Secretary |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2006/07/04/govt-rejects-tib-report-lgrd-not-number-one-corrupt-ministry-lgd-secretary |accessdate=10 June 2020 |work=bdnews24.com}}
Local Government Division is the lead agency in Local Government Initiatives on Climate change, a project of the United Nations Development Programme and in partnership with United Nations Capital Development Fund, the European Union, and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The initiative plans to enhance capacity and climate resilience of about 200,000 of the most vulnerable households in Bangladesh.{{cite web |title=Local Government Initiatives on climate change (LoGIC)|url=https://www.bd.undp.org/content/bangladesh/en/home/projects/local-government-initiatives-on-climate-change--logic-.html |website=UNDP |accessdate=10 June 2020 |language=en}}
In 2020, during cyclone Amphan the Local Government Division established a control room to coordinate response to the cyclone.{{cite news |title=Cyclone Amphan: Local Government Division opens control ro... |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/cyclone-amphan-local-government-division-opens-control-room/51898 |accessdate=10 June 2020 |work=unb.com.bd |language=English}} 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.{{cite news |title=2 more UP members suspended |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/108030/2-more-up-members-suspended |accessdate=10 June 2020 |work=New Age |language=en}} From 2012 to 2020, the Local Government Division received the largest share of the budget allotment.{{cite news |title=Proposed budget expected to gratify COVID-19 reality |url=https://www.bssnews.net/?p=403576 |accessdate=10 June 2020 |publisher=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha}}
Local government bodies
The following are local government bodies under the Local Government Division
- Union Council{{cite web |title=Union ( Law ) |url=https://lgd.gov.bd/site/page/e15cefe9-1cee-4dec-8483-ac2c8b7b2fff/- |website=lgd.gov.bd |accessdate=10 June 2020}}
- Zila Parishad (District Council){{cite web |title=zp_act |url=https://lgd.gov.bd/site/page/6a0ca8bd-9a23-44b4-b0d8-66cecd3d0f43/- |website=lgd.gov.bd |accessdate=10 June 2020}}
- Upazila Parishad{{cite web |title=uzp_act |url=https://lgd.gov.bd/site/page/63f16568-e7a2-41a0-a6ee-639e68f78a06/- |website=lgd.gov.bd |accessdate=10 June 2020}}
- City Corporations of Bangladesh{{cite web |title=ঢাকা দক্ষিণ সিটি কর্পোরেশন |url=http://dscc.gov.bd/ |website=dscc.gov.bd |accessdate=10 June 2020}}
- Pourashava (Municipal Corporations of Bangladesh){{cite web |title=psava_act |url=https://lgd.gov.bd/site/page/0bf81706-bf1e-40af-ba8b-d374420fb5af/- |website=lgd.gov.bd |accessdate=10 June 2020}}
- Water Supply - 1 (DPHE)
- Water Supply - 2 (DWASA, CWASA)
- Water Supply - 3 (KWASA, RWASA)
References
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Category:1972 establishments in Bangladesh
Category:Organisations based in Dhaka
Category:Government departments of Bangladesh
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