Cox's Bazar, June 13 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday inaugurated the newly formed Matamuhuri upazila and Matamuhuri Police Station in Cox's Bazar.

The Prime Minister formally unveiled the foundation stone of the upazila and inaugurated the police station in the evening.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mir Shah Alam and other ministers and lawmakers were present at the ceremony.

The government declared Matamuhuri an upazila and published the official gazette in fulfilment of an election pledge made by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed during a public rally ahead of the national election

According to official sources, the formation of Matamuhuri upazila w...