UP chairman suspended
Chairman of Bhatgram Union Parishad under Sadullapur upazila has been suspended on charge of misappropriating government fund. Deputy Commissioner (in charge) Abu Bakker Siddique confirmed the suspension of chairman Nawshir Harun Engil, quoting the order of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives yesterday. Earlier, ten members of the union had brought the allegation against the chairman and submitted a resolution to the deputy commissioner, who later forwarded it to the ministry concerned. As the allegation against the UP chairman was proved true through an investigation, the ministry suspended him under Section 24(4) of Local Government (Union Parishad) Act-2009.
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