Cabinet Clears Draft Law To Appoint Administrator In Union Parishad

The Cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of the Local Government (Union Parishad) (Amendment) Act, 2013 with a provision to appoint administrators in Union Parishads on the expiry of a five-year tenure of the elected representatives.

The approval came from the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the city.

"The government can appoint administrators in Union Parishads after the expiry of tenure as per the draft law," said Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain while briefing reporters at the Bangladesh Secretariat after the meeting.

With the proposed change, a UP chairman will no way get the scope to stay in his post after the expiry of tenure._UNB