Bera municipality mayor Abdul Baten sacked

Md Abdul Baten, mayor of Bera municipality in Pabna, has temporarily been sacked for humiliating Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of the upazila.

A letter signed by Local Government Ministry deputy secretary (municipality division) Mohammad Faruk Hossain revealed the matter on Tuesday (October 13).

Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Pabna Kabir Mahmud confirmed of acknowledgement of the letter.

According to the decision of the Ministry of Local Government, the panel mayor or UNO will take over the responsibility, he added.