Faridpur, Mymensingh and Comilla will be made administrative divisions in the country to further accelerate overall development in those areas, Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina has said.
The prime minister said this in reply to a question from Jatiya Party lawmaker Kazi Feroz Rashid in the House during her question-answer session on Wednesday, reports BSS.
"We have decided to make three more (administrative) divisions alongside the existing seven divisions to further accelerate development and ensure law and order. The divisions would be greater Faridpur, greater Mymensingh and greater Comilla," she said.
"We have taken this decision to keep consistency with the population," she said.
With the creation of new divisions, people's tendency to go to the capital would be reduced alongside with development of the communication system, she observed.
Sheikh Hasina said the Chittagong division would remain, comprising Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox's Bazar districts.
The Faridpur division would be created, comprising the five districts of greater Faridpur, while Comilla division would be created consisting of Comilla, Chandpur, Brahmmanbaria, Laxmipur and Noakhali districts.
About the inclusion of Feni district, the prime minister said: "We will have to discuss the matter of where we will place Feni, whether in Chittagong or Comilla."
Spelling out her government's steps for the development of the country, including greater Mymensingh, Comilla and Faridpur, the Leader of the House said the government has taken a plan to set up at least one university in every district.
"We are establishing a university and training institute in every district ... we are engaged in the welfare of the people," she said.