Abstract
It has been claimed in this chapter that there is hardly any scope for the general mass to get involved in the governing process of the CCs. Whatever scope of participation has been created remain restricted within the elite people only. On the other hand, the process of holding elected representatives accountable for their actions by the common people is not strong. The election has become the only opportunity for the citizens to adjudicate performance of their representatives
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Kudrat-E-Elahi Panir and Others v. Bangladesh 1992 21 CLC (AD) was a writ petition by some chairmen of the then dissolved Upazila Parishads (the third tier of the local government) that challenged the government’s decision to abolish the elected Upazila Parishads through promulgation of the Ordinance No. XXXVII of 1991 (that later became Act No. II of 1992). Through this Ordinance all rights, powers, authorities and privileges of the dissolved Upazilla Parishads were vested in the government (Kudrat-E-Elahi Panir and Others v. Bangladesh, 44 DLR (AD) 319).
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Elections to Rajshahi, Barisal, Khulna and Sylhet were held on 15th of June 2013 while the election to Gazipur CC was held on 6th of July 2013. Number of candidates contested for Mayoral seats were 7, 5, 6, 9, and 6, respectively (EWG Observation of 2013 CC Elections, Election Working Group, Dhaka; September 2013). On the other hand, elections of Dhaka South, Dhaka North and Chittagong CCs were held on 27th of April, 2015. Number of candidates contested for Mayoral seats were 20, 16, and 12, respectively. Although elections in five CCs were mostly peaceful, there were some serious allegations of vote rigging that were reported about 2015 elections, which were also accompanied by withdrawal of candidature by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) after 12 PM on the voting day (www.ec.org.bd & the Daily Star, 28.04.2015).
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It is important to mention here that the process of informal nomination is dealt by the sitting MP or prospective MPs of the mainstream political parties.
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For mal rule of law is the main basis of the Weberian system. Thus, formal laws and standard operating procedures get priority in its operation that ensures distinction between official lives and private live (Brinkerhoff and Arthur 2002).
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Panday, P.K. (2017). Local Participation and Accountability. In: Reforming Urban Governance in Bangladesh. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49598-9_8
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