Dhaka division was broken down in five districts of Greater Faridpur, new division named ‘Padma’ and Chittagong division was broken down after Padma river. In the name of Meghna river in the village of Chhat district of Greater Comilla and No'takhali, another new division is being made under the name of Meghna river. This is the first time that the two main rivers of the country are going to be named Padma-Meghna, the headquarters of the proposed Padma Division will be the headquarters of Faridpur and the headquarters of Meghna Division will be Comilla.
A meeting of the National Committee on Administrative Reorganization (NICAR) meeting at 10 am tomorrow at 10 am Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to be presented for approval.
According to the related sources, it has been proposed to make this division in the name of Padma river in five districts of Faridpur, Sharitapur, Rajbai, Gopalganj and Madaripur in the five districts of Greater Faridpur, which is proposed to be divided into Faridpur. The total capacity of Padma division will be 7 thousand 149.99 square kilometers. The total population is 65 lakh 44 thousand 653.
It has been proposed to make the three districts of Comilla, Brahmanbai and Chandpur and the three districts of Greater No'khali, No.khali, Feni and Lakshmipur, and the three districts of Greater Comilla. It has been proposed to divide ‘Meghna’ in the name of Meghna river. Its headquarters will be Comilla.
It is known that the current population of Greater Comilla and Greater No'khali has a population of 2 crores. The current population of 13,000 square kilometers in the district is 13,000 square kilometers, which is already established in Sylhet, Barisal and Rangpur divisions.
Source: BDDain
