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Activities of UP

Union Parishad functions can be broadly divided into two parts. For example,

a) Mandatory functions; And


b) Optional functions.


a) Mandatory Functions:

1. To assist the local administration in ensuring law and order in the Union Parishad and to protect it.


2. Taking measures to prevent crime, irregularities and smuggling;


3. Adoption and implementation of development projects in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, animal husbandry, education, health, cottage industries, communications, irrigation and flood control;


4. Encouraging adoption of family planning;


5. development and use of local resources;


6. Provision of safety and security of public assets such as roads, pools, canals, dams, telephone and electric lines;


7. Reviewing the development activities of various organizations at the union level and sending recommendations to the upazila executive officer;


8. Motivating people through discussions to install sanitary latrines;


9. Registration of births, deaths, blind, beggars and destitutes; And


10. Conduct all types of surveys.




Optional Functions:

1. To arrange and maintain roads and highways;


2. Provision of public spaces, open spaces, parks and playgrounds for public use;


3. Provision of lighting on streets, highways, and various public places:


4. Planting and conservation of trees in general, especially on roads and public areas:


5. Provision and maintenance of crematoriums and grave sites, meeting places and other places required for public needs;


6. provision and maintenance of accommodation for tourists;


7. To prevent and control illegal use of public roads and other places:


8. To prevent and remove any nuisance on public roads and other places;


9. The objectives of the union are to protect sanitation, sanitary sanitation, conservation of natural resources;


10. To control the system of garbage collection and removal and the system of keeping the streets clean;


11. Regulating criminal and harmful businesses;


12. removal and control of dead animal remains;


13. regulating animal slaughter;


14. Regulation of construction and reconstruction of buildings in the Union;


15. Control of building or any hazardous construction;


16. Provision and maintenance of wells, ponds, dams, water-pumps and other facilities to ensure water supply;


17. Measures to prevent contamination of drinking water sources;


18. Prohibition of use of water from wells, ponds and other sources injurious to public health;


19. Controlling drinking water near or at sources not used for bathing or other purposes of domestic animals;


20. Paddy, jute or any other plant in water near a pond or any other water source


21. Prohibiting or regulating wetting;


22. prohibiting or regulating the processing or dyeing of leather in public areas;


23. Controlling clamps prohibiting quarrying and extraction of stone or any other material from inhabited areas;


24 In relation to making brick kilns, potter's works or any other kilns in populated areas


25 prohibit or restrict;


26. Registration of sale of cattle or any other animal;


27. arranging fairs or other exhibitions;


28. Celebrating public festivals;


29. Provide relief measures to deal with calamities, such as floods, heavy rains, earthquakes, fires or any other natural calamities;


30. To provide relief to widows, fatherless children, poor and destitute persons;


31. To improve the provision of sports for the people;


32. Encourage and develop cooperative movement, rural industries, social development etc.;


33. to encourage the adoption of necessary measures to increase food-production;


34. Keeping scope for environmental protection measures;


35. Provision and maintenance of cattle manure;


36. Maintaining first aid centers;


37. provision of library and reading space;


38. To co-operate with such organizations doing similar work as the Union Parishad;


39. To assist in the development of education as directed by the Upazila Parishad; And


40. To take any measures for the health, safety, welfare, comfort, and convenience of residents or visitors to the Union.