BNP Standing Committee member and Cumilla-1 MP Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has demanded that the proposed new division be named 'Cumilla'. Speaking in the national parliament on Monday, April 6, 2026, during a discussion on urgent public issues, he emphasized that Cumilla is a historically significant district known for its education and cultural heritage. He urged the government to officially establish the division under the name 'Cumilla'.

Hossain recalled that a previous authoritarian government had announced plans to create a division in Cumilla under a different name, arguing that the word 'Ku' carried a negative meaning. He said the people of Cumilla, regardless of political affiliation, protested that decision, forcing the government to promise a solution that was never implemented.

The report notes that during the Awami League government, proposals were made in 2017 to name the division 'Moynamoti' and again in 2022 as 'Meghna', but neither was finalized.