The High Court (HC) has stayed for three months the government order that suspended Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan for the third time.
An HC bench comprising Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan passed the order following a writ petition Sunday, reports UNB.
Earlier in the day, Mayor MA Mannan filed the writ challenging the government order over his suspension.
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Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan stood for the mayor while Deputy Attorney General Amit Talukdar argued for the state.
Barrister Khokan said now there is no bar for Mannan to perform his duty as mayor.
On July 6, the government suspended Mannan after the mayor took his office following a court order.
Mannan took over the charge of the city mayor on June 18 last, 28 months after suspension following an order of the Supreme Court.
The GCC mayor has so far been suspended thrice, with the first suspension being on August 19, 2015 and then on April 18 last year.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
