Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Ministry has temporarily suspended twelve public representatives for irregularities in relief distribution.
Among the suspended are three union parishad (UP) chairmen and nine members.
The suspended UP chairmen are Makhdoom Kabir Tanmay of Niyamtapur UP, Mohammad Abdus Sattar of Arjunpur-Baramahati UP and Mirza Ghulam Hafiz Sohag of Mazihotta UP.
The suspended UP members are Md Reza of Arjunpur-Baramahati union; Md Zakir Hossain and Md Rokonuzzaman of Kodorpur union; Md Abdur Rob Patwary of Hazirhat union; Sheikh Mosharaf Hossain and Rony Begum of Joynagar union; Md Rafiqul Islam of Khaskaulia union; Al Amin Chowdhury of Bagbati union and Asia Khatun of Sirajganj sadar upazila.
Earlier, 12 UP chairmen and 12 UP members were suspended on April 12 and April 15 respectively over the same allegation.
