Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Saturday said Sylhet city will witness visible changes within the next two to three years through planned development initiatives.

“The government is implementing projects in a coordinated manner to transform Sylhet into a modern and attractive tourist city,” he said while speaking at a view-exchange meeting with officials of Sylhet City Corporation at its conference room.

Expressing his vision to build Sylhet into a vibrant city, the minister said efforts are underway to ensure a dynamic environment, cultural diversity and strong economic activities.

He mentioned that active participation of nearly one million residents could help transform Sylhet into an aesthetic, livable and sustainable city, stressing the need to prioritise sustainability in all development projects.

Highlighting the issue of waterlogging, he warned that without timely and effective measures, low-lying areas of the city could become uninhabitable in the future.

Sylhet City Corporation Administrator Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury, who presided over the meeting, said there is a special vision for Sylhet’s development and that coordinated initiatives are being taken to build a green and clean city.

The meeting was also attended by senior officials, including representatives from relevant ministries, engineers and architects, who presented ongoing and proposed development projects.