Saturday 21 December 2013

Gazipur being made largest model City Corporation

Gazipur is going to be the largest and model city corporation in the country soon, with all the major ICT hubs being built here, said planners.

A final gazette will be published soon, after demarcating the area and amending the gazette on the city area. But a mass hearing will be held before that.

Deputy Commissioner of the district M Kamal Uddin Talukder made the disclosure while talking to banglanews in an exclusive interview Saturday.

He also informed that the preliminary works have been completed for building the city corporation with over 50 mouzas of Gazipur municipality, Tongi municipality and Kashipur, Kaultia, Bashon and Konabari unions.   

The DC said, “Huge development works have been done in the district with assistance of local lawmakers after he joined here. There are different important organizations, including national and international, here. That’s why many people of the country are now moving into the district.”

Regarding health service he said, “Construction work is underway to upgrade the 50-seat Gazipur Sadar Hospital to a 100-seat one for increasing the health services. The hospital will be opened within next couple of months.”

About the role of the district in building up a digital Bangladesh he said, “The district is going to be information technology capital of Bangladesh. Because, a high-tech park is being built based on information technology at Kaliakoir.”

He told bangalnews that an information university would be set up beside the high-tech park and some 50 acres of land have been fixed for this purpose. 

The deputy commissioner also disclosed that various developments works are underway in the district, including setting up computer lab in primary schools, computer distribution, internet connection to government and semi-government organizations.

Kamal Uddin said, “Our first target is to digitize the district. We are working for that and a digital festival will be arranged on December 31.”

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