Pekua is on track to become the fifth municipality in Cox’s Bazar district, following directives from the Local Government Ministry. The initiative fulfills an electoral promise by Salahuddin Ahmed, who previously upgraded Pekua to an upazila during an earlier BNP government. Now serving as the Home Minister, Ahmed’s commitment to municipalize Pekua is being implemented soon after the formation of the new BNP government.
According to local administration sources, a boundary survey has already been conducted in the proposed municipal area under the supervision of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mahbub Alam Mahbub, as per an order from the Cox’s Bazar Deputy Commissioner. The UNO confirmed that the ministry has requested necessary data, and field activities have begun accordingly.
Currently, Cox’s Bazar district has four municipalities—Cox’s Bazar, Chakaria, Teknaf, and Maheshkhali. Pekua’s inclusion would make it the fifth. Another new upazila named Matamuhuri is also being planned, aligning with Salahuddin Ahmed’s additional electoral pledges.
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