The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives has suspended three Union Parishad (UP) chairmen and nine members for irregularities in distribution of relief among the poor amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Separate notifications were issued in this regard by the ministry on Sunday, reports UNB.
The suspended UP Chairmen are-- Makhdoom Kabir Tanmay of Niyamtapur Union Parishad in Karimganj upazila of Kishoreganj district, Mohammad Abdus Sattar of Arjunpur Baramahati UP in Lalpur upazila of Natore district, and Mirza Ghulam Hafiz Sohag of Maziihotta UP in Shibganj upazila of Bogra district.
The suspended UP members are Md Reza, of ward 5 in Arjunpu Baramahati union in Lalpur upazila in Natore district, Md Zakir Hossain, of ward 6 and Md Rokonuzzaman of ward 8 in Kodorpur union of Babuganj upazila in Barishal district, Md Abdur Rob Patwary of ward 8 of Hazirhat union of Monpura upazila in Bhola district, Sheikh Mosharaf Hossain, of ward 6 in Joynagar union of Kalia upazila in Narail district, Rony Begum, of ward 3 (reserved), Kalia upazila, Md Rafiqul Islam, of ward 9 of Khaskaulia union in Chowhali upazila in Sirajganj, Al Amin Chowdhury, of ward 3 in Bagbati union, and Ms Asia Khatun of wards 7,8,9 wards (reserved) of Sirajganj Sadar upazila.
Earlier, a total of 12 UP chairmen and 12 UP members were suspended on April 12 and April 15 respectively over the same allegation.
Show-cause notices were served, asking them to explain within 10 working days 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 program, VGD program, assault on relief seekers, and negligence of duty.