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Md. Fouad Hossain Sarker:
BNP regime (2001-06):

During this period there were four tiers of administrative body; functions included public welfare, maintenance of law and order, revenue collection, development and adjudication.
(i)   Gram sarker
(ii)   Union Parishad
(iii)   Upazill Parishad
(iv)   Zilla Parishad

AWAMI LEAGUE regime (2008...):

At the present day, there were three tiers of administrative body like-
i)   Union Parishad
ii)   Upazill Parishad
iii)   Zilla Parishad


Functions of Local government:

The main functions included policy implementation, integration, public welfare, maintenance of law and order, revenue collection, development and adjudication.

a) Reserved Functions:
•   Police
•   Magistracy
•   Judiciary
•   Revenue

b) Development Functions:
•   Agriculture
•   Fishery
•   Water
•   Power
•   Horticulture
•   Forestry
•   Livestock
•   Social welfare

Md. Fouad Hossain Sarker:
Various problems of Local government system in Bangladesh:

1.   Constitutional limitation
2.   Overlapping and overburden of functions
3.   Weak institutional capacity
4.   Resource constraints
5.   Lack of autonomy
6.   Political pressure on development
7.   Lack of political commitment
8.   Weak accountability and transparency
9.   Influenced of bureaucracy
10.   Low level community participation
11.   Monopoly role of central government
12.   Less participation of women in policy making stage
13.   Financial dependency on central government
14.   Political crimilization
15.   Monopoly role of parliamentary member
16.   Lack of proper cooperation and coordination
17.   Lack of sustainability of the local government system
18.   Misuse of power and public wealth
19.   Lack of visionary leadership
20.   Lack of proper ICT facilities

Md. Fouad Hossain Sarker:
Recommendations for development:

   Sustainability of the policy
   Proper patronization of government
   Proactive role of policy makers
   Ensured sufficient allocation for development
   Ensued people’s participation
   Proper development of women
   Application of law, policy
   Make proper coordination and cooperation
   Institutional capacity building
   Positive role of some actors (NGO, Civil Society/ Think tanks, political Parties, Govt. Agencies etc)
   Organized sufficient training
   Ensured responsiveness to community needs
   Organized election in time
   Political Commitment and will
   Properly decentralization

AbdurRahim:
Good

Farhadalam:
Good collection.

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