That the city of Chittagong is still in its administrative infancy is a sign that effective steps need to be taken towards improving the way in which administrative services are provided in our country.
Rather than having all of the administrative offices and services concentrated in the capital, it makes more sense to decentralise and shift some administrative offices to Chittagong, in particular those that handle any port-related issues or regional issues.
As a consequence, it would spur on development in Chittagong, which has been badly neglected in recent years, and make it easier to handle any administrative difficulties that arise locally.
Not only is it our primary port, but Chittagong once claimed itself as a commercial hub as well, with Dhaka as the administrative hub.
Now, however, after extensive development, Dhaka has become both a primary commercial hub and still remains the sole, centralised administrative hub.
This has led to it becoming overtaxed; hence, there’s a need to decentralise to take the pressure off of the city.
At the same time, such a step will increase the likelihood of spurring on commercial growth in the port city as well, in which case it will become necessary to improve civic services and administrative services to accommodate that growth.
In this way, Chittagong can act as an example to follow for other underdeveloped regions, and, thereby, decentralisation could work towards improving our nation’s economic situation.