Preface vii
Local Government System in Bangladesh: An Overview 13
Masuda Kamal
Khandakar Al Farid Uddin
Local Government Reform in Bangladesh: 35
Some Entry Points
Ferdous Arfina Osman
Local Government in Bangladesh: A Review of 51
Reform Efforts from 1972 to 2006
Saifuddin Ahmed
Basis of Institutional Capacity Building of Rural-Local 65
Government in Bangladesh: A Brief Discussion
Mohammad Shafiqul Islam
Decentralization and Local Governance: 75
Documenting Undocumented Factors
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Talukdar
Upazila Parishad: A Centre for Development or 85
a Battleground of Power? A Contemporary
Analysis of Conflicts and Controversies
Khandakar Al Farid Uddin