Sirajganj dwellers are being deprived of basic municipal services because the mayor of the municipality has been absconding for the last eight months or so.
M Mokaddes Ali, mayor of Sirajganj municipality, also general secretary of the BNP’s district unit, has been absconding since being charged in cases for inciting anarchy during recent spates of hartal and blockade programmes called in by the BNP-Jamaat alliance. The locals have alleged that, despite paying their taxes, they have yet to receive even the most basic of services.
MP of Sirajganj 2 constituency Professor Dr Habib Millat Munna raised the question over the quality of the services being provided by municipality officials in a meeting held on Wednesday.
He said a portion of the SS Road, in front of his house, had become completely clogged by garbage.
“Anyone can easily guess the quality of municipal services if they see the scene in front of my house,” he said.
District Awami League General Secretary KM Hossain Ali Hassan said: “The locals are not getting due services because of the absence of the mayor.”
On Thursday, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Nazrul Islam told the Dhaka Tribune: “Despite facing problems, we are trying to ensure quality services for the locals.”
When contacted over phone, M Mokaddes Ali said: “I have been absent because of a false case lodged against me.”
