![]() Local governance expert Sharmeen Murshid said, "It's not clear whether the tenure of the administrator will be lengthy or short." ![]() Polls in Bandarban, Rangamati, and Khagrachhari were held separately under a separate law. ![]() Polls were held in two other districts later. The dormant zila parishads were revived through the first zila parishad polls on December 28, 2016.Īmid boycotts by the BNP and the JP, the ruling Awami League-backed candidates became chairmen in 25 districts, AL leaders running as independents won in 13, and AL leaders won unopposed in 21. However, the term of the administrator will not be over 180 days and an individual can't be the administrator more than once. ![]() The administrator will be in office until a new administration is formed. "As the union parishad chairmen and mayors and members of the municipality are the voters in zila parishad polls, the election to the local government body could not take place."Īmid strong opposition from the BNP and Jatiya Party MPs, the "Zila Parishad (Amendment) Bill" was passed in parliament with a provision to appoint a suitable individual or an official as the administrator after the five-year tenure of the district-level local government body ends.
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