Citizens’ Rights & Governance
The general public is not much aware of Citizens’ Rights. Good Governance ensures that people know their rights in order to enjoy true freedom, dignity, and opportunity. These are some of the basic conditions for inclusive development.
Bangladesh Government endorses the notion of citizens’ empowerment as the creation of economic opportunity, the ability to freely choose one’s own path in life in accordance with one’s distinctive talents and abilities.
In recognition of the importance of good governance and institutions a plan has been drawn up to strengthen:
- Judiciary
- Law enforcing agencies
- Democratic institutions
- Economic policy making institutions
- Public administration.
The priorities for the future include:
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Further strengthening of the democratic governance process to ensure participation of all citizens and the sound functioning of all democratic institutions. |
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Strengthening of the local government institutions based on a well-defined legal framework that assigns responsibilities along with commensurate financial autonomy. |
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Strengthening of civil services with the institution of merit based promotion and improved incentives in terms of remuneration and training facilities with a view to attracting skills in a number of areas that are deficient. |
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Financial and legal support to the judiciary to strengthen its capacity to ensure faster disposal of civil and criminal cases. |
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Reform of public banks to reduce non-performing loans and bad lending decisions. |
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Stronger implementation of the Tax Modernization Project with a special focus on strengthening income tax collections. |
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Strengthening the Anti-Corruption Commission in securing better quality investigations and fair resolutions. |
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