A parliamentary committee has recommended giving upazila chairmen the right to write annual performance reports of upazila level administrators.
In a report presented to parliament on Monday, the parliamentary committee on local government also recommended that the chairmen remain executive heads of the upazila parishads and upazila executive officers the chief executive officers.
The report on Upazila Parishad (amendment) Bill was presented by Nur-e-Alam Chowdhury MP.
Once passed, the bill will enable upazila chairmen to exercise executive power in all matters of the sub-district except land.
They will be able to supervise secondary and madrassah education and all local works of the local government and liberation war ministries. The chairmen will provide the APRs of the officials working under such projects, which will be considered a part of the annual confidential reports.
To remove an Upazila chairman, four-fifth no-confidence will be required in the council and the divisional commissioner will arbitrate the matter. At present the deputy commissioner is the arbitrator.
The chairman will not be removed for facing criminal charges, but only when a court takes it into cognisance.
Upazila Parishad Chairmen Association president Harun-ur-Rashid told reporters that the government's efforts were positive. Local government division officials said most of the demands made by upazila chairmen had been incorporated into the bill.
In a report presented to parliament on Monday, the parliamentary committee on local government also recommended that the chairmen remain executive heads of the upazila parishads and upazila executive officers the chief executive officers.
The report on Upazila Parishad (amendment) Bill was presented by Nur-e-Alam Chowdhury MP.
Once passed, the bill will enable upazila chairmen to exercise executive power in all matters of the sub-district except land.
They will be able to supervise secondary and madrassah education and all local works of the local government and liberation war ministries. The chairmen will provide the APRs of the officials working under such projects, which will be considered a part of the annual confidential reports.
To remove an Upazila chairman, four-fifth no-confidence will be required in the council and the divisional commissioner will arbitrate the matter. At present the deputy commissioner is the arbitrator.
The chairman will not be removed for facing criminal charges, but only when a court takes it into cognisance.
Upazila Parishad Chairmen Association president Harun-ur-Rashid told reporters that the government's efforts were positive. Local government division officials said most of the demands made by upazila chairmen had been incorporated into the bill.
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