Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- The Local Government Reform Commission has proposed conducting all local government elections on the same day to reduce costs and time.
This recommendation was included in the commission's report submitted to the interim government.
According to the report, elections in Bangladesh's local government institutions are complex, expensive, and often contribute to prolonged social and political instability.
Moreover, the current local government structure is not entirely suitable for practicing democratic power, as it fails to foster capable leadership and maintain institutional balance.
Instead, these institutions are becoming overly centralized around a single individual-either the chairman or the mayor.
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