Rafea Khatun

Decentralisation of Administrative Powers Rafea Khatun

In spite of the extensive stride with decentralization for accomplishment of MDG?s, especially poverty reduction, rural poverty is still being a major obstacle for human development in Bangladesh. Again despite the fact that there is long heritage for Local Govt. in Bangladesh until recently passed the Local Govt. (Union Parishad) Act, 2009 decentralization herein was hardly considered a pragmatic means to achieve good governance.