Dhaka, Ctg to be split for two new divisions: PM

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FE Team | Published: April 19, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on Saturday creation of Comilla division comprising the districts of greater Comilla by dividing the existing Chittagong division into two, report agencies.
Dhaka would also be divided into two divisional administrative units, she said, adding the government had already taken an administrative decision in this regard.
She was speaking while inaugurating the 80.47-km Laksham-Chinki Astana double-track line on the Dhaka-Chittagong route.
It is expected to reduce travel time between Dhaka and Chittagong by 25 minutes.
The Prime Minister inaugurated the double-line through videoconferencing from her official residence Ganobhaban.
From the same venue, she also inaugurated the remodelled Chittagong Railway Station and laid the foundation stone of a project titled 'Laksham-Akhaura dual gauge double rail-line construction and turning the existing railway lines into duel gauge ones'.
Construction of the over Tk 17.48 billion (1,748.68 crore) Laksham-Chinki Astana double line -- 61 kilometres of main line and 19.47 kilometres of loop line--had started on November 2, 2011 and completed on March 31, 2015.
Eight major bridges, 45 culverts, including 11 pipe culverts, four new station buildings -- Sharshadi, Gunabati, Chinki Astana and Hasanpur -- 13 new platforms, eight footbridges and 13 level-crossings have been built.
Computerised interlinking signalling system at 11 stations and central traffic control with telecommunications facilities at 12 stations have also been introduced under the project.