Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The Jatiya Nagorik Committee has put forward a 15-point proposal, including cancellation of electing union parishad chairman by direct votes, to the Local Government Reform Commission.

The committee sent the proposals on Tuesday through a joint statement signed by its convenor Nasiruddin Patwary and member secretary Akhtar Hossain.

The proposals include recognizing the local government as a constitutional organization and it will be transformed effectively, abolishing the single-centred governing system of the local government organizations and following the below organizing structures to ensure effective public service.

A. There will be three stages of local government-Union Parishad, Upazila Parishad, and Zilla Paris...