Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher has said a proposal has been made to launch a metropolitan police unit in Cumilla considering the area, population and growing necessity.
“The matter has been discussed with the home minister and efforts are underway to move the process forward,” he told journalists after a view-exchange meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office.
The meeting discussed law and order, corruption and drug control, good governance, transparency and accountability, social safety-net programmes and ongoing development activities.
District administration officials, heads of government offices and other relevant stakeholders attended the meeting.
Jatiya Sangsad Whip ABM Ashraf Uddin, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Cumilla-11 MP Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, Cumilla-4 MP Hasnat Abdullah, other local lawmakers, administrative officials and police officers were also present.
