Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Establishing a permanent local government commission is essential to ensure continuous improvement and innovation in the services provided by local government bodies and associated institutions, said Dr Tofail Ahmed, Chief of the Local Government Reform Commission.

"If there is a permanent local government commission it can facilitate the continuous improvement and innovations in the services of the local government bodies and other local government related institutions like LGED (Local Government Engineering Department), DPHE (Department of Public Health Engineering) and Local Government Training Institute," he said.

"The local government Commission can work as an agent to develop the quality of all the institutions i...