Cumilla, May 16 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday announced that a new administrative division would be formed in the name of Cumilla.

He made the announcement at a roadside rally at Lakshmipur Bazar in Barura upazila amid repeated slogans from party leaders and activists demanding Cumilla Division.

"If this demand truly reflects the aspiration of people, Inshallah, it will be implemented," the Prime Minister said.

Tarique Rahman also said the government would discuss with the education ministry soon the issue of establishing an agricultural university in Cumilla.

Agriculture Minister Amin Ur Rashid Yasin raised the demands for a Cumilla Division and an agricultural university on behalf of the people of the district during ...