Khulna City Corporation Mayor Md Moniruzzaman Moni has been suspended from his post following the framing of charges against him in several cases.
Local Government division of the LGRD Ministry issued a circular in this regard yesterday.
Gokul Krishna Ghosh, chief executive officer of the KCC, said: “The copy of the order singed by Abdul Malek, secretary of Local Government Department, reached at the office around 5pm.”
On June 12 this year, Khulna city unit BNP General Secretary Moniruzzaman Moni was charge sheeted with 42 people for attacking duty police on November 23, 2013.
According to section 12 (1) of the City Corporation Act, if charge sheet is accepted by court against any city corporation mayor and councillor, the government has right to suspend him or her in consultation with the Election Commission.
On June 15, 2013, BNP-backed mayoral candidate Moniruzzaman Mony was elected as KCC mayor, ousting Awami League-backed candidate Talukduer Abdul Khaleque.
On September 8, 2013, Moni, took over the charges of the Khulna City Corporation office.
Taking charges, he vowed to take every measure necessary for the welfare of Khulna city residents, which includes forming investigation teams to find out previous corruption, removing water-logging, freeing the city from drug, developing road communication and reopening mills and factories.
On January 7 this year, the government suspended Sylhet Mayor Ariful Haque Choudhury on the same grounds. On June 4, the government also suspended Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul as he had been indicted in several cases.