The government has temporarily suspended Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan after he was charged with criminal offences.
A circular signed by Assistant Secretary AKM of the Local Government Ministry was issued in this regard on Wednesday.
Mannan, an advisor to the BNP chairperson, is now in jail since he was arrested on Feb 11 from his Dhaka residence following petrol bomb attack on a passenger bus in Gazipur on February 4.
According to Local Government (City Corporation) Act 2009, Mannan, also BNP leader, was suspended as he has been indicted in a criminal case filed with Joydebpur police station, reads the circular.
Since March 8, Panel Mayor Asadur Rahman Kiron has been carrying out duty as acting mayor.
Earlier, Sylhet City Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury and Rajshahi City Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul were also suspended on similar grounds.