Bheramara Municipality

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Bheramara Municipality is the administrative capital of Bheramara Upazila. [1] It has nine wars and 15 mahalas covering 3.26 Square kilometer. [2] It has a population of 22,124. [2]

On 2 March 2007, Bheramara Municipality mayor and brother of member of parliament Shahidul Islam, Touhidul Isam Alam, was detained as part of a crackdown on corruption. [3] Seven cases were filed against the mayor. [4]

During Bheramara Municipality elections in 2021, SM Tanvir Arafat, Superintendent of Police of Kushtia District, misbehaved with Judicial Magistrate Mohsin Hasan for which he was summoned by Bangladesh High Court. [5] Hasan had filed a complaint against Arafat over the incident alleging violation of the Local Government Election Rules, 2010. [5] The District police briefly detained Presiding Officer Shahjahan Ali who was a witness to the incident. [6] Arafat apologized to the High Court Division bench of Justice Khizir Hayat and Justice Mamnoon Rahman for his behavior after answering his summons. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kushtia, Bheramara municipality go under lockdown from Thursday". daily-sun. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  2. 1 2 Nisir, Arif (23 October 2023). "Bheramara Upazila". Banglapedia . Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ex-BNP MP in Kushtia faces seven cases". The Daily Star. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ex-BNP MP Salahuddin surrenders to court". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  5. 1 2 "HC summons Kushtia SP to explain 'misbehaviour' with magistrate". The Daily Star. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  6. ↑ "Kushtia SP's misbehaviour: HC orders IGP to provide security to Bheramara presiding officer". The Daily Star. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  7. ↑ Correspondent, Staff (2021-01-26). "Kushtia SP apologises to HC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  8. ↑ "Kushtia SP's behaviour with judicial magistrate a severe attack on judiciary: HC". The Daily Star. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

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