UK Rochdale team meets Speaker
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
A delegation of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, UK, led by its Mayor-elect John Keith Swift, called on Speaker Adv Md Abdul Hamid at the latter's office at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Monday, reports UNB.
The delegation members comprising of its Principal Policy Officer Mohammed Shah Newaz, Councilor Farooq Ahmed, Tenants Participation Officer M Dobir Miah apprised the Speaker of the local government system in the UK.
Showing keen interest in British system of local government, the Speaker said the present government had taken pragmatic steps towards strengthening the local government bodies through making laws in the parliament.
Steps were being taken to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor through alleviation of poverty of the people, he added.
The delegation members comprising of its Principal Policy Officer Mohammed Shah Newaz, Councilor Farooq Ahmed, Tenants Participation Officer M Dobir Miah apprised the Speaker of the local government system in the UK.
Showing keen interest in British system of local government, the Speaker said the present government had taken pragmatic steps towards strengthening the local government bodies through making laws in the parliament.
Steps were being taken to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor through alleviation of poverty of the people, he added.