A total of 1,169 newly-elected members of 61 zilla parishads (district councils) took oath yesterday. Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain administered the oath in two phases in Osmani Memorial Audit-orium in the capital. Administering the oath to the newly-elected members of 61 districts, the LGRD Minister hoped that the district councils will play an effective role in building 'Digital Bangladesh' ensuring poverty alleviation and sustainable development through proper democratic practices. State Minister for Rural Development and Cooperatives Md Mashiur Rahman Ranga, Local Government Secretary Abdul Malek, and Rural Development and Cooperatives Secretary Dr Prashanta Kumar Roy were present at the oath-taking ceremony.
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