Kalaroa Municipality

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Kalroa Municipality is a class 'B' municipality in Kalaroa Upazila of Khulna Division Satkhira District, Bangladesh. It is mainly responsible for maintenance and given citizen service of Kalaroa town [1]

History

In December 2015, Bangladesh Election Commission suspended the returning officer of municipal election over irregularities. [2]

Kalaroa Municipality elected its first transwoman councilor in January 2021. [3]

Rapid Action Battalion arrested Ripon Hossain, a resident of the municipality, for the 2002 attack on Sheikh Hasina's convoy in May 2023. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kalaroa Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  2. ↑ "Kalaroa municipal polls: returning officer suspended". The Daily Star. 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Satkhira's Kalaroa elects transgender councillor". Dhaka Tribune . 31 Jan 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Convicted fugitive arrested over Hasina's convoy attack". New Age. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

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