Mayor loses his post
Zulfiquar Ali, general secretary of Mongla Poura BNP, has lost the post of mayor for concealing information regarding his wealth in the statement submitted to the Election Commission. The election to Mongla Pourasava was held on January13, last year. Md. Abu Shamim Azad, judge of the Election Tribunal, Bagerhat pronounced his verdict on Thursday (April12). The tribunal has directed the Election Commission to cancel the results of Mongla Pourasava mayoral poll and hold re-election there within 90 days from the date of the pronouncement of judgment. Shaikh Abdus Salam, a veteran leader of Mongla Awami League and defeated candidate for the same mayoral post field a petition on January 20 in the same year with the Bagerhat Election Tribunal seeking cancellation of election results bringing allegations of concealing information about wealth and property against the elected mayor. Mayor Zulfiqar Ali said that he would appeal in the higher court of Bagerhat today against the judgment.
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