Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- A recent household survey conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has revealed that a significant 84 percent of people support the establishment of an independent and robust Local Government Commission through the enactment of a new law.
The survey, which was carried out in January 2025 at the request of the Local Government Reform Commission, covered 46,080 households across all 64 districts, both rural and urban.
The findings, disclosed in a report by the Local Government Reform Commission, were submitted to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday. Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary, Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, confirmed the submission to the media.
The survey found that 71 percent of resp...