Why Gazipur not city corporation
HC asks govt
The High Court yesterday asked the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to declare Gazipur as a city corporation as per its earlier proposal.
The court came up with the rule after hearing a writ petition jointly filed by chairmen of four union parishads of Gazipur.
The chairmen of Kaultia, Pubail, Bason and Kashimpur unions also sought HC's directives on the government to exclude the four unions from the proposed city corporation, saying that they were elected chairmen in 2002 but could not work now, as no election was held there due to the government's announcement.
In response, the court asked the government also to explain why it should not be directed to exclude the four unions from the proposed city corporation.
In March 2010, the local government and rural development (LGRD) ministry officially informed the chairmen that Gazipur would be made a city corporation incorporating Gazipur and Tongi municipalities and some unions of Gazipur.
Yesterday's rule was passed by the HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar.
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