Gazipur Development Authority
| গাজীপুর উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2021 |
| Superseding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Gazipur |
| Headquarters | Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Parent department | Ministry of Housing and Public Works |
| Parent agency |  Government of Bangladesh |
| Website | gda |
Gazipur Development Authority (Bengali: গাজীপুর উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ) is a Bangladesh government agency under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works responsible for the development of Gazipur.[1]
History
[edit]The Cabinet of Bangladesh led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the creation of Gazipur Development Authority to plan the development and expansion of Gazipur City in October 2019.[2]
On 8 September 2020, Bangladesh parliament passed the Gazipur Unnayan Kartripakkha Bill, 2020 which established the Gazipur Development Authority.[3] The bill was placed by Sharif Ahmed, State Minister for Housing and Public Works.[3] There is some jurisdictional overlap with the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha.[4] The opposition Jatiya Party questioned the need of the authority suggesting it would be a waste of public money and the relationship between the authority and the Gazipur City Corporation was unclear.[5]
Md Hemayet Hossain, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, was appointed chairman of the Gazipur Development Authority on 23 November 2021.[6]
The Daily Star reported that the Gazipur Development Authority had failed to appoint a chairperson and staff on 27 October 2022.[7] On 4 June 2023, Azmat Ullah Khan, President of Gazipur City unit of the Awami League, was appointed chairperson of the Gazipur Development Authority.[8] He had lost the mayoral election to Zaida Khatun.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Breathing clean: Protecting lives from air pollution". The Daily Star. 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Gazipur city set to get dev authority". The Daily Star. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ a b "Gazipur City Corporation to be modernised; bill passed". The Daily Star. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Rajuk plans to extend its jurisdiction". The Daily Star. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Countrywide chemical metrology service soon". The Daily Star. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Hemayet Hossain made interim chairman of Gazipur Development Authority | News". BSS. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Bangladesh needs better urban planning". The Daily Star. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ a b "Azmat Ullah becomes chairman of Gazipur Development Authority". The Business Standard. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-28.