876 local representatives of district council chairmen, upazila chairmen, municipality mayors relieved
A total of 876 local representatives including district council chairmen, upazila chairmen and municipality mayors have been suspended from duty across the country.
Among the, 60 are district council chairmen, 493 are upazila chairmen and 323 are mayors, reads a circular published by the Local Government Division (LGD) of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives.
Meanwhile, in a separate circular, 495 upazila nirbahi officers (executive officers) were appointed as the municipality mayors.
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Chairmen and mayors of the Zilla Parishad and municipalities of the country went into hiding after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the county on 5 August.
Also, additional divisional commissioners (general) of eight divisions have been appointed as administrators for Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi, Barishal, Rangpur, Sylhet, Khulna and Mymensingh.
The administrators will exercise power and perform duty in their respective districts until further order, it reads.
Moreover, they will only be provided duty allowance, no salary and facility will be available, according to the notification.
