Local-Government-Division

The government is giving special priority to infrastructure development in Rangpur City Corporation, a long neglected urban area in northern Bangladesh. As part of the initiative, it is undertaking a special project worth Tk 16.53 billion. Concerned officials expect the project to bring overall infrastructure development to the newly established city corporation area. To this end, the Local Government Division has proposed a project titled ‘Development of Important Infrastructure of Rangpu...

Rows of houses and farmland stretch in every direction. There is no river, no canal, no pond and not even a minimmum flow of water. Even though there is a small ditch on one side, construction of a massive bridge is underway day and night. Local residents are astonished to see such a huge bridg...