Cumilla to be made division soon: Asif Mahmud

CUMILLA, Nov 30 (UNB): Cumilla will be declared a division soon, said Local Government and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan on Saturday.

"Cumilla demands division due to geographical considerations. So, it will be declared a division soon," he said.

The adviser made the comments during a public reception programme in Muradnagar, his birthplace in Cumilla, on Saturday.

He emphasized that although the country gained independence, every citizen must contribute from their own position to make the country beautiful.

The adviser was given a public reception in Muradnagar, Cumilla, hosted by the residents of Muradnagar at the Muradnagar DR Government High School ground in Comilla district.

The meeting, chaired by Barrister Nasher Alam, was attended by the adviser's father, Billal Hossain Master, Muradnagar Upazila BNP leader Kazi Junnun Bashari, leaders of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Hefazat-e-Islami, and family members of those martyred and injured in the July Revolution. Earlier in the afternoon, the adviser held discussions with government officials at the Kabi Nazrul Auditorium of the upazila.