Vacuum in local government: Where is the end of public distress?
With the passage of time, many things change. This is not necessarily a bad thing, nor it is abnormal. However, the changes that have occurred in local government after the political shift on August 5 have not brought anything good. The mayors and councilors of all the city corporations, 61 district councils (excluding the three hill districts), upazila councils, and municipal corporations have been dismissed with a stroke of the pen. As a result, these institutions are now operating without elected representatives. Although the government has appointed administrators, minimal services are being provided. The administrators are only performing "routine work." While the union council chairmen and members have not been dismissed, the majority of them are in hiding because they were leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League, which was overthrown during the people's uprising. As a result, essential services such as birth and death certificates, heir certificates, and citizenship certificates are not being provided. Day after day, citizens are forced to go around in search of these services, and their voices are filled with frustration and disappointment. In many places, regular cleaning of waste and garbage is not being done. Roads have deteriorated, and there are no efforts to repair them.
