The Prime Minister has directed the renaming of the newly formed ‘Simanto’ and ‘Digonto’ unions in Mokamtola upazila of Bogura. District Commissioner Taufiqur Rahman confirmed the instruction, according to information released by the BNP media cell on Friday. The district administration has begun the necessary process to implement the directive, including organizing new public hearings to select names that reflect local opinion, history, and geography.

According to district sources, once the new names are finalized, administrative and legal procedures will be completed before publication in the official gazette. Earlier, on June 11, the Bogura district administration restructured the administrative framework of five unions in Shibganj and eight in the newly formed Mokamtola upazila, creating four new unions including Simanto, Digonto, Swarnogram, and Mirbari.

The naming of these unions sparked controversy, with locals alleging that the names were derived from the family members of State Minister for Local Government Mir Shah Alam. The issue was also discussed in the national parliament, though the minister claimed the names were chosen through public hearings. Administrators have already been appointed to the new unions under the Union Parishad Act, 2009.