PM to declare Bogura as city corporation today

BOGURA, Apr 19 (BSS): Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman will formally announce Bogura as the country's 13th city corporation today (Monday), reports BSS. The premier will unveil a plaque of the newly constituted Bogura City Corporation at the municipal building in the town at 11:30 am, said Bogura district BNP General Secretary Mosharraf Hossain. He said the PM will also inaugurate several other programmes, including the distribution of Family Card and canal excavation, and address a rally.

Naogaon University VC Dr Moh Hasanat Ali said declaring Bogura as a city corporation was a long-standing demand of the district's residents.