Bangladesh

Bangladesh has 64 administrative districts and below this is a tiered system of local government comprising rural councils, or parishads, and urban municipalities, The capital is Dhaka.

Local government contributes a negligible amount to GDP.

Summary

There is now an impetus to use local government to strengthen democracy and bring government closer to the people it serves. Reforms are ongoing and the effectiveness of the system cannot be ascertained until there has been further implementation and review. The government however still has a strong hold on plans for development, and local government is seen as a partner to assist these plans. 

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