Mymensingh to become eighth division of Bangladesh receive final clearance 

The government yesterday gave final clearance for declaring Mymensingh as the country's eighth administrative division.

The decision came at a meeting of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms (Nicar), with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.

Earlier on January 26, the cabinet approved a proposal to set up the new division which will consist of four districts -- Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Sherpur and Netrakona.

Tangail and Kishoreganj, two other districts of greater Mymensingh, were not included in the new division.

Briefing reporters after the meeting at the secretariat, Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said the new division will begin its journey with the launch of the offices of the divisional commissioner and the range DIG of police.

The division will have an area of 10,584 square kilometres, with a population of about 1,13,70,000.

The government is also going to set up Faridpur and Comilla divisions, added Musharraf.