Decentralise local bodies for dev
Liton tells meeting
Speakers at a meeting in the city yesterday demanded democratic decentralisation of the local government institutions to ensure proper development and reducing wastages of money.
They were addressing a view exchange meeting organised by Governance Advocacy Forum at Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industries auditorium.
Speaking as the chief guest, the city mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton said local government institutions including the city corporation were facing difficulties in rapid implementation of development projects as they had to take approval of every work from the concerned ministries.
Some projects unnecessarily took time for the approval and different other complexities, he said.
He demanded that the government should activate the local government institutions through proper and separate allocations of budget.
Emphasising the decentralisation, lawmaker Fazle Hossain Badsha said it was also necessary for protecting people's rights, adding that development was not progressing as fast as the population was increasing.
Rajshahi chapter of Loko Morcha President Jamat Khan presided over the meeting.
Rajshahi University teacher M Moksudur Rahman, M Ansar Uddin, Charghat Municipality Mayor Nargis Khatun, Gogram UP Chairman Hazrat Ali and local newspaper Sonali Sangbad Editor Liakat Ali, among others, spoke.
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