To strengthen good governance of local government institutions, the Cabinet Division inaugurated a training session at the National Institute of Local Government (NILG) in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The Cabinet Division of Bangladesh in association with the British Council, Bangladesh, organized a three-day-long training session to enhance capacity building of decision makers among district levels, local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and representatives of local government.
Secretary (Coordination and Reform), Cabinet Division, Dr Shamsul Arefin inaugurated the program while NILG Director General Tapan Kumar Karmaker was present as special guest.
Shamsul Arefin said the training is very important for officials of the designated areas to create accountability and transparency regarding their services to the people.
“All officials need to take this training session very seriously so that people can get quality services from concerned departments,” he added.
The training course was organized under the Platforms for Dialogues (P4D) project of the British Council which was funded by the European Union.
Team leader of the P4D projectsaid: “We are working for strengthening inclusion and participation in decision making and accountability mechanisms in Bangladesh.
“Our goal is to strengthen good governance of local government institutions as well as enhance capacity building and engagement among decision makers and the people.”
Officials from the Deputy Director of Local Government (DDLG) department, Upazila Nirbahi officer and NILG officials are participating in the training session.
According to British Council officials, the P4D project started operating from July 2018. It has been working to support the promotion of inclusive governance at local and national levels, and emphasize mutual responsibilities to foster a more collaborative relationship among the government, citizens, and civil society.
At the national level, P4D is working to support government institutions in attaining the targets set in the 7th five-year plan and policies centred in the National Integrity Strategy (NIS), the Right to Information Act, 2009, Citizens’ Charter, and the Grievance Redress System.
The current three-year project, running between 2018 and 2020, aims to create meaningful conversations between communities and government about issues that matter to people across the country.