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RANGAMATI, July 15, 2026 (BSS) - State Minister for Land and Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin today said the government will remove disparities by ensuring balanced development in every upazila across the country.
He made the remarks after visiting flood-affected areas in the border upazila of Baghaichhari in Rangamati this afternoon.
The state minister said the land acquisition process for the Baghaichhari Fire Station has already begun and construction work will start soon.
He also said work has commenced to build modern land offices in every upazila across the country, which will be completed in phases.
He said the government would extend all-out assistance to the flood-affected hill families.
"Being elected by the people's votes means remaining one hundred percent accountable to them. As a party elected by the people's mandate, the BNP, under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has been working for the welfare of the people," he said.
"People will not have to ask for anything. Out of its sense of responsibility, the government is firmly committed to doing everything necessary for every upazila in the country," he added.
The state minister also said the government would attach special importance to achieving sustainable solutions and development.
He said the Prime Minister has already announced the construction of 100-bed health complexes in every upazila, and work has begun to implement the initiative.
Earlier, the state minister visited different flood-hit and damaged areas of the upazila, spoke with the affected people and later distributed relief materials among them.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Rangamati Md. Imranul Haque Bhuiyan, Baghaichhari Upazila Nirbahi Officer Amena Marjan, Rangamati district BNP President Dipon Talukdar Dipu, General Secretary Advocate Mamunur Rashid Mamun, Baghaichhari Upazila BNP President Md. Omar Ali and district and upazila-level leaders of the BNP and its associate bodies were present, among others, on the occasion.
Continuous rainfall and flash floods from the hills inundated 30 villages in Baghaichhari, the country's largest upazila. The floods damaged roads, culverts, cropland, fish enclosures and ponds, educational institutions and hundreds of dwelling houses.
Road communication between Baghaichhari and Khagrachhari has yet to return to normal.
Numerous small and large potholes and craters have developed at different points on the roads, while mud and standing water continue to disrupt traffic.
The full extent of the damage became apparent after the floodwaters receded and the administration is working to restore the damaged infrastructure and normal public life.
