Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan said on Tuesday that he believes local government elections should be held before the national polls and the government will soon decide whether to hold local government elections before the national elections.
"Although discussions are in progress no final decision has been made yet. Either election will be held or administrators will be appointed to run local government institutions," he told reporters at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium on the final day of the Deputy Commissioners' (DC) Conference.
The adviser said officials who are currently managing local government institutions alongside their primary responsibilities are facing ...