ষষ্ঠ বাংলাদেশ-চীন মৈত্রী সেতু (মুক্তারপুর সেতু) এবং ইদ্রাকপুর কেল্লা

Munshiganj District

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Background of district administration

The East India Company acquired the civil rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 175 AD from Shah Alam II, King of Delhi. This civil can be termed as the first revenue administration. At that time Munshiganj was part of Dhaka district. In 189, Mr. Middleton began to manage the revenue independently. He leased the palaces in favor of the highest zamindari callers. Meanwhile, the leased zamindars started giving sub-leases again. Naturally, there is chaos in the revenue administration. The provincial council functioned from 17 to 181 AD. Munshiganj subdivision was created in 1947 under Dhaka Collectorate. Mr. KSH Chowdhury was the first SDO of EPCS Munshiganj. Mr. Chowdhury served as SDO from 22-06-1947 to 18-07-1949. Munshiganj district was declared in 1974. Earlier, the administrative work of the district was controlled from Dhaka. Mr. Md. Shafiqul Islam, the first Deputy Commissioner of Munshiganj, served as the Deputy Commissioner of the district from 01-03-1984 to 19-08-1974.

The head of the district administration is the deputy commissioner. He is also the District Magistrate and Collector. He is assisted by three additional deputy commissioners, an additional district magistrate, deputy director local government, revenue deputy collector, Nezarat deputy collector and several assistant commissioners and various officials. He manages general administration, revenue administration. He also has the power to judge as a district magistrate. He is also in charge of district law and order and district returning officer. Upazila administration is the subordinate administration of district administration. The head of this administration is the Upazila Nirbahi Officer. There are other officials including the Assistant Commissioner (Land) to assist him. Although the evolution of time has added different dimensions to the needs of the people, the task of providing services to the people as the genius of the central government has remained the main task of the district administration.