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Gazipur Development Authority
গাজীপুর উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ
Agency overview
Formed2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGazipur
HeadquartersGazipur, Bangladesh
Parent departmentMinistry of Housing and Public Works
Parent agencyBangladesh Government of Bangladesh
Websitegda.portal.gov.bd

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.

History

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.

On 8 September 2020, Bangladesh parliament passed the Gazipur Unnayan Kartripakkha Bill, 2020 which established the Gazipur Development Authority. The bill was placed by Sharif Ahmed, State Minister for Housing and Public Works. There is some jurisdictional overlap with the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha. 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.

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.

The Daily Star reported that the Gazipur Development Authority had failed to appoint a chairperson and staff on 27 October 2022. On 4 June 2023, Azmat Ullah Khan, President of Gazipur City unit of the Awami League, was appointed chairperson of the Gazipur Development Authority. He had lost the mayoral election to Zaida Khatun.

References

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  7. "Bangladesh needs better urban planning". The Daily Star. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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