Mymensingh City Corporation budget announcement

City Administrator Rokonuzzaman Rokon announced the budget at a function held at the Shahid Shahabuddin Auditorium of the City Corporation on Monday (July 6) afternoon. The announced budget has a revenue budget of Tk 146.27 crore and a development budget of Tk 676.3 crore for the next fiscal year. In addition, the revised budget for 2025-2026 is Tk 643.79 crore and the proposed budget has an expenditure of Tk 790.11 crore. In his budget speech, the City Administrator said that since its establishment, people from neighboring districts have come to Mymensingh city for education, healthcare, business and commerce and various administrative needs, and the demand for citizen services has continued to increase along with the continuous population growth in the city. Since there is no industrial establishment or commercial center in the Mymensingh city area, the desired development has not been possible with local revenue. However, no new taxes have been imposed in this budget, rather taxes will be levied by ensuring development in the newly expanded areas of the city and no new taxes will be imposed in any sector before. He further mentioned that since assuming office on March 16, he has been working for the development of the city’s residents. Especially, drains and canals have been cleaned to eliminate waterlogging, as a result of which the city residents had forgotten about the Akua Canal and Gohailkandi Canal, which are now flowing with water. Although the city residents saw waterlogging for a while during this monsoon, they did not see waterlogging. He also said that five and a half hundred people will be hired to clean the city’s drains and canals and work on slum development. Mentioning many limitations and the lack of opportunities to work outside the government’s instructions, he said, “Keeping in mind that ‘the city is ours’, he seeks everyone’s sincere cooperation in making the residents a clean city.” He also announced that strict steps will be taken to free the city’s sidewalks from encroachments and reduce traffic congestion. Expressing his firm resolve to establish the city as a traffic-free, green, healthy, modern and prosperous livable city, reflecting the hopes of the city residents, the City Administrator said, “Development will be carried out keeping in mind the civic facilities that you have been deprived of, which you deserve.” Honorable Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has always inquired about the development of the city and assured that he will do whatever is necessary. Inshallah, most of the city’s roads and drainage will be made clean before the next monsoon season in line with the Prime Minister’s assurance. At the budget announcement ceremony, City Corporation Chief Executive Officer Sumona Al Majeed, Chief Engineer Md. Rafiqul Islam Mia, Transport General Manager Rajib Ul Hasan, Metropolitan BNP Convener Professor AKM Shafiqul Islam, Joint Convener Professor Sheikh Amjad Ali, AKM Mahbubul Alam, Jamaat District Ameer Abdul Karim, Metropolitan Nayebe Ameer Asaduzzaman Sohel, Secretary Shahidullah Kaiser, General Secretary of the Business Association Touhiduzzaman Choton, Daily New Times Editor Saiful Islam, President of Mymensingh Television Journalists Association Amit Roy, Now TV Bureau Chief Harunur Rashid, Star News Bureau Chief Sadiqur Rahman, City Corporation officials, leaders of various political parties, journalists, July fighters, representatives of the clerical community and representatives of civil society were present.