BANGLADESH NEWS
Rangpur municipality turned into a city corporation on Sunday following a government declaration.
The Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry through a gazette notification announced the Rangpur divisional town as a city corporation effective from July 1, 2012, reports our Rangpur correspondent.
According to laws, an election to the newly formed city corporation has to be held within 180 days of publishing the gazette.
Rangpur Deputy Commissioner Farid Ahmed told that his office received a copy of the gazette around 10:30am.
People of Rangpur came out to the street to celebrate the declaration as soon as the news had spread.
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