DHAKA, Oct 21, 2019 (BSS) – National Implementation Committee for
Administrative Reform (NICAR) today conditionally approved formation of
Faridpur City Corporation (FCC), seven new police stations and one
municipality in its meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
“The NICAR gave approval to 15 proposals including conditional formation of
Faridpur City Corporation (FCC), seven new police stations and one
municipality,” Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told a news briefing
at the Secretariat after the meeting at PMO here.
Replying to a query about announcing Cumilla and Gazipur as city
corporations although they are not divisions, he said, “It was made in the
past. But it will not happen in the future as there is a guideline of not
forming any city corporation without being a divisional city. Divisional
headquarters will be formed as city corporations.”
So, Faridpur City Corporation will soon be formed after it is turned into a
division, he added.
The police stations which got NICAR approval are: Padma Bridge Uttar, Padma
Bridge Dakhin, Darshana in Chuadanga, Bhulli in Thakurgaon, Bhasanchar in
Noakhali, Rangunia in Chittagong, and Eidgah in Cox’s Bazar while the new
municipality is Biswanath in Sylhet.
Alam added that the meeting also gave nod to expansion of borders of
Gopalganj Municipality, Mongla Port Municipality in Bagerhat district, and
Kaliakair Municipality in Gazipur district and demarcation of the
administrative border of Mehendiganj and Kajirhat Police Stations in Barisal
district.
The meeting also approved excluding BEZA from Sonargaon Municipality in
Narayanganj following a rule that does not allow formation of BEZA in municipality
area while some areas of Cumilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila were excluded from it
as the areas fell under the jurisdiction of Cumilla City Corporation, he
said.