The National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reform (NICAR) approved proposals to establish four new police stations across the country at its 119th meeting on Tuesday.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus chaired the 119th meeting at his residence, Jamuna, according to the CA Press Wing.
According to the meeting, the approved police stations are Purbachal North in Gazipur district, Purbachal South in Narayanganj district, and Matarbari in Cox’s Bazar district.
Currently, Cox’s Bazar has 9 police stations, making Matarbari the 10th in the district under Moheshkhali Upazila.
Moreover, the meeting also approved a proposal to establish a new police station by dividing Raipura in the Narsingdi district.
At the NICAR meeting, the proposal to change the Bangla name of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has also been approved, and it is now named the ‘Nari O Shishu Mantranalay’ from Mohila O Shishu Bishayak Mantranaloy.
This is the first NICAR meeting during the tenure of the interim government where a total of 11 proposals related to administrative reforms were approved.
At the meeting, the proposal to merge the “Health Services Division” and the “Health Education and Family Welfare Division” of the Ministry of Health to reorganise as the “Ministry of Health and Family Welfare” was approved.
The formation of two administrative divisions, ”Revenue Policy Division” and ”Revenue Management Division”, under the Ministry of Finance was also approved at the meeting.
It is noteworthy that the Revenue Policy and Revenue Management Ordinance, 2025, has already been issued in this regard.
The proposal to upgrade Satkhira district from ‘B’ to ‘A’ category, based on environmental, global heritage, tourism, and economic potential, was approved at the meeting.
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