Women in Bangladesh local government
Subtitle: a study of gram sarkar
By: Sadik Hasan.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: A.H. Development Pub. House
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Dhaka
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9847001900170
Subjects: Women in politics -- Bangladesh; Panchayat -- Bangladesh; Bangladesh -- Politics and government
First sentence: As a general rule colonizing powers upon gaining sovereign rights in foreign places have concentrated upon establishing national and top provincial administrations to carry out their political, economic, and social objectives.
Description: Village government is not a unique idea in the history of Bangladesh. Historians have traced the existence of village councils during the Vedic period (1500 B.C.—1000 B.C.). After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, all the governments of Bangladesh—both military and civil—took initiatives to introduce local government institutions at village level. 

The Multi-purpose Cooperative Society of Mujib period, Swanirvar Gram Sarkar of Zia period, Palli Parishad of Ershad period, Gram Parishad of Sheikh Hasina period were remained confined in enactment of acts but Gram Sarkar in the BNP-led Four-party Alliance government period is the first effort that has come into being though there are legal challenges. These are not only mere reforms initiatives but to use the local government system to serve the political interests. This study refers to the role of the women members of that initiative with an in depth discussion of reforms initiatives of local government system in Bangladesh. In doing so, this book touched the issues like the Constitutional provisions and verdict of the Supreme Court regarding local government, status of women in different sectors, historical development of Gram Sarkar system, etc. with a brief theoretical discussion of local government.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-158).
Table of contents: label: Chapter 1
title: Introduction
pagenum: 01; label: Chapter 2
title: Status of Women in Bangladesh
pagenum: 07; label: Chapter 3
title: Local Government: Theoretical Discussion
pagenum: 21; label: Chapter 4
title: Local Government Reforms in Bangladesh
pagenum: 39; label: Chapter 5
title: The Constitutional Provisions and Local Government of Bangladesh
pagenum: 85; label: Chapter 6
title: Gram Sarkar: Brief Historical Development
pagenum: 95; label: Chapter 7
title: Comparative Analysis of Gram Parishad Act 1997 and Gram Sarkar Act 2003
pagenum: 107; label: Chapter 8
title: Gram Sarkar in Practice: Role of Women Members
pagenum: 115; label: Chapter 9
title: Conclusions
pagenum: 133