Ways to strengthen local govt bodies discussed

A three-member delegation of the newly formed Local Government Commission (LGC), led by its chairman Fayzur Razzak, paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday.
The two other members of the delegation are Hedayetul Islam Chowdhury and Prof Dr Tofail Ahmed.
During the meeting at the CA's office, they discussed ways for strengthening local government institutions.
An official said the LGC chairman apprised the chief adviser that the Commission has started its work to strengthen local government bodies.
The CA gave them guidelines to infuse dynamism into local government bodies to fulfil the aspirations of the grassroots people.
Secretary to the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) Kazi M Aminul Islam was also present at the meeting.