UP chairman faces music for caning housewife in the name of fatwa
A union parishad chairman in Kochua upazila of the district was temporarily suspended on Tuesday on charge of caning a housewife at a village arbitration in the name of fatwa (religious edict).
Kochua upazila administration executed the suspension order of the chairman of Moghia union, Mawlana SM Manzurul Karim, on Tuesday afternoon after receiving a letter from the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives in this regard.
M Ashraful Islam, upazila nirbahi officer of Kochua upazila, said SM Manzurul Karim was suspended following a ministry order and union panel chairman Selina Pervin has been asked to work as acting chairman.
On October 14, a group of villagers, led by Manzurul Karim, severely injured a housewife of Sonakur village under the upazila, by caning her at a local arbitration, accusing her of having an illicit relation with a local youth.
The torture on the woman sparked criticism across the country following its media coverage.
The housewife later filed a case with the local police station against five people, including the chairman.
GG Biswas, acting officer in-charge of Kochua police station, said police were investigating the case and a report in this regard would be submitted to the court soon.
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