Home minister meets new city corporation administrators

Six newly appointed city corporation administrators met Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed at the Bangladesh Secretariat, marking an early coordination meeting focused on urban governance, law and order, and civic service delivery.

The administrators of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Khulna, Sylhet, Narayanganj and Gazipur city corporations paid a courtesy call on Salahuddin Ahmed, who is also a member of the BNP National Standing Committee, at his office in Dhaka.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the minister welcomed the administrators and congratulated them on assuming their new responsibilities. He emphasised the importance of efficient coordination between city authorities and law enforcement agencies to ensure public safety and uninterrupted municipal services.

The administrators were appointed through a notification issued on 22 February 2026 by the City Corporation-1 branch of the Local Government Division under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives.

The appointed officials are Md Abdus Salam for Dhaka South City Corporation, Md Shafiqul Islam Khan for Dhaka North City Corporation, Nazrul Islam Manju for Khulna City Corporation, Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury for Sylhet City Corporation, Md Sakhawat Hossain Khan for Narayanganj City Corporation and Md Shawkat Hossain Sarkar for Gazipur City Corporation.

During the meeting, discussions centred on improving civic services, strengthening administrative efficiency and accelerating development projects across the six metropolitan areas. Urban infrastructure management, waste disposal, traffic coordination and public safety were identified as key governance priorities.

The administrators sought full cooperation from the Home Ministry in carrying out their duties and pledged to work with sincerity and a service-orientated approach for the development of their respective cities.

Salahuddin Ahmed assured them of the government’s support in maintaining law and order and facilitating smooth operational coordination between municipal authorities and security agencies.

The meeting underscores the government’s focus on reinforcing institutional capacity at the city corporation level, particularly in Dhaka and other major urban centres where service delivery and public safety remain central policy priorities.