 In September 2011, the Mymensingh Zila Nagorik Andolon campaigned to turn Mymensingh into the divisional capital and a city corporation.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced plans to turn Mymensingh into a city corporation in January 2013.Mymensingh city was made the capital of the newly formed Mymensingh division, which was the 8th division of Bangladesh.