A case has been filed against Mayor of Barisal City Corporation Ahsan Habib Kamal and 43 others for demanding bribe.
Mosharef Hosen, a lawyers, filed the case with special judge court of Barisal on Wednesday afternoon.
Other accused of the case include Ranjeet Kumar Roy, chief executive officer of the BCC, Shahidul Alam, engineer and Md Farid, personal assistant of the mayor.
According to the case statement, the BCC conducted an eviction drive in Nabagram Choumatha area of the city on August 4 and demolished 16 structures from the spot without any prior notice.
The complainant is one of the affected businessman whose structure has been demolished during the drive.
He complained that the BCC only demolished structures of those people who did not provide bribe money to the mayor, officials and employees.
Judge of the tribunal Anwarul Haque on Wednesday evening ordered to send the allegation to the Anti- Corruption Commission for investigation .
The judge also asked the ACC to submit its report as early as possible, court sources said.
