3 UP chairmen, 9 members suspended for relief embezzlement, irregularities

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has suspended three Union Parishad (UP) chairmen and nine members for irregularities in distribution of relief among poor due to coronavirus outbreak.

Separate notifications were issued in this regard by the ministry today.

The suspended UP chairmen are:MakhdoomKabirTanmay of Niyamtapur Union Parishad in Karimganjupazila of Kishoreganj district; Mohammad AbdusSattar of ArjunpurBaramahati UP in Lalpurupazila of Natore district; and Mirza Ghulam Hafiz Sohag of Mazihotta UP in Shibganjupazila of Bogura district.

The suspended UP members are:Md Reza of Ward No 5  in ArjunpurBaramahati union in Lalpurupazila ofNatore district; MdZakir Hossain of Ward No 6 and MdRokonuzzaman of  Ward  No 8 in Kodorpur union of Babuganjupazila in Barishal district; MdAbdur Rob Patwary of Ward No 8 of Hazirhat union of Monpuraupazila in Bhola district; Sheikh Mosharaf Hossain of Ward No 6  in Joynagar union of Kaliaupazilaand Rony Begum of Ward No 3 (reserved) in Kaliaupazila of Narail; MdRafiqul Islam of Ward No 9 of Khaskaulia union in Chowhaliupazila underSirajganj; Al Amin Chowdhury of Ward No 3 in Bagbatiunion and Asia Khatun of 7,8,9 no wards (reserved) of SirajganjSadarupazila.

Earlier, 12 UP chairmen and 12 UP members were suspended on April 12 and April 15 respectively over the same allegation.

Besides, show-cause notices were served asking them to explain within 10 working days as to why they should not be removed from their posts.

The notifications mentioned that they have been suspended for various reasons including embezzlement of rice allocated under the government's food friendly programme, VGD programme, assault on relief seekers and negligence of duty.