Cabinet okays \\\'Cox\\\'s Bazar Development Authority Act\\\'

The Cabinet on Monday finally approved the draft of "The Cox's Bazar Development Authority Act-2015" with a view to ensure development of the tourist city under a master plan, land zoning and regulate the ongoing hazardous construction activities. The approval was given in the weekly meeting of the cabinet held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Briefing reporters after the meeting at Bangladesh Secretariat, Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said the cabinet has given final approval to the draft which suggested preparing a master plan for planned development of the city considering its growing importance. The draft will now be placed in the parliament for approval, he said. The cabinet secretary said the Cox's Bazar Development Authority (CBDA) will be consisting of 15 members. Out of them four will be of full-time and 11 others will be representing from different professional, administrative and elected bodies, according to a news agency.