Thana Development Coordination Committee

Thana Development Coordination Committee (থানা উন্নয়ন সমন্বয় কমিটি, abbreviated as TDCC) was a council for regional development in thanas across Bangladesh.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Thana Development Coordination Committee
থানা উন্নয়ন সমন্বয় কমিটি
Abbreviation	TDCC
Formation	1993
Abolished	c. 1998—2009

History

In 1993, the BNP government formed Thana Development Coordination Committee after abolishing the upazila system.^{[9][3][4][5][6][10]}

After the Awami League came back to power in 2009, TDCC was practically non-existent.^[9]

Structure

Thana Development Coordination Committee, which was a significant part of local governance, was composed of union council chairmen and government officials.^{[9][3][11][12][13][14]}

Purpose

The Thana Development Coordination Committee was formed for regional development, decentralization and improving local projects and coordination in thanas.^{[1][9][3][2][7][15]} The council had presence in all administrative thanas of Bangladesh back then and replaced sub-district and thana councils.^{[16][17][4][6]}