UZ chairman assaults UNO, ransacks office
Laptop, telephone set and important official documents lie scattered on the floor of the ransacked Biral UNO office in Dinajpur district yesterday. Photo: STAR
Biral upazila chairman yesterday assaulted the upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) and ransacked his office as the UNO requested him to sign a letter on receipt of an abandoned upazila parishad jeep for his personal use. Sources said upazila chairman Mokarram Hossain on Wednesday sent a letter to UNO AKM Azadur Rahman, requesting him to hand over the vehicle to him (upazila chairman) for his personal use. The UNO agreed to hand over the vehicle and told the chairman to receive it. Accordingly, UZ chairman Mokarram came to the UNO office at around 2:00pm yesterday. As the UNO requested him to receive the jeep signing a letter, the chairman became furious and hurled abuse at him. At one stage, he assaulted the UNO, ransacked the office and left the scene. Protesting assault on UNO AKM Azadur Rahman, government officials and employees of the upazila came out of their respective offices and brought out a procession at the upazila headquarters demanding punishment to the UZ chairman. Awami League Biral upazila unit also took out a procession demanding punishment to the UZ chairman for desecrating the portraits of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Chairman Mokarram denied the allegation. Upazila government official and employees and the chairmen of three union parishads--Shahorgram, Biral Sadar and Mongalpur--submitted a Memorandum to the deputy commissioner yesterday demanding immediate action against the UZ chairman. Contacted, UNO Azadur Rahman said he will file a case against the upazila chairman for assaulting him and ransacking the government office. Acting Superintendent of Police Md Shujayet Islam told this correspondent that legal action will be taken against the upazila chairman.
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