Dhaka, June 12 -- The government has appointed Belayet Hossain, a BNP leader, as chairman of the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) for a year.

According to an order issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Thursday, Belayet, an engineer, is to relinquish any professional, business, or employment ties with government, semi-government, private institutions, or organisations during his tenure.

The government also cancelled the remaining term of Nurul Karim, who had been serving as CDA chairman since Sept 2, 2024, under a three-year appointment.

Belayet, who has been appointed to lead the planning and development agency for Bangladesh's second-largest city, is a former joint convenor of the BNP's Chattogram North district un...