GAIBANDHA, Sept 17, 2023 (BSS)- The National Local Government Day-2023 was

observed in the district as elsewhere in the country today in a befitting
manner.

This year's theme of the day: "Efficient Architect of Service and
Improvement, Local Government in Development-Innovation".

Marking the day, the district administration chalked out elaborate programmes
in association with Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and local
government institutions.

In the morning, a grand rally was brought out from the Shaheed Minar Premises
of the Poura Park of the town here.

Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) and local lawmaker Mahabub Ara Begum Gini
formally inaugurated the rally as the chief guest.

Speaking on the occasion, she said the government led by Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina took initiative to observe the day across the country to
inspire the public representatives and officials of local government
institutions from City Corporation to Union Parishad (UP) to do welfare works
for the people.

Accordingly, the day is being observed in the country for the first time, she
also said.

The government has given emphasis for overall development of local government
institutions of the country considering the interest of the country's people.

The elected public representatives and the officials of local government
institutions are working relentlessly to attain the cherished goals and to
build Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman, she continued.

"Since 2009 , the government had constructed 75,825 kilometers of roads in
the country," she said, adding that 4,35,307 meters of new bridges and
culverts had also been built in the last 14.5 years side by side with
constructing and expanding 1,767 UP complex buildings.

The whip also hoped that the bond between the local government and mass
people will be strengthened and service delivery will become easy and hassle-
free by observing the day.

Later, the whip led the rally that ended at the same venue after parading the
main roads of the district town.

After the rally, the whip also visited the stalls set up at the initiative of
Gaibandha Municipality and Union Parishads and talked to the owners of the
stalls.

Deputy Director (DD) of Local Government Division here Md. Shariful Islam,
Sadar Upazila Parishad Chairman Shah SarwarKabir, Executive Engineer of LGED
Sabiul Islam, Sadar UNO Mahmud Al-Hasan, NDC Jewel Miah accompanied by the
whip during her visit.