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Awami League holds meeting against Sarishabari mayor


Bangladeshpost
Published : 06 Aug 2020 09:02 PM | Updated : 05 Sep 2020 09:31 PM

Sarishabari Correspondent

The Upazila and Pogaldigha Union Awami League of Sarishabari, Jamalpur has organized a human chain to protest against defamatory, ugly, propaganda, lies and untruthful statements on social media Facebook against Local MP and State Minister for Information Alhaj Dr. Murad Hasan.

The human chain was held at Tarakandi Jamuna Fertilizer Factory premises in Pogaldigha Union of the upazila on Thursday morning.

Mozammel Haque Mukul, president of Tarakandi Truck and Tank Lari Malik Samiti, Farid Ahmed, senior vice-president of Upazila Juba League, Reich Uddin, Azmat Ali, organizing secretary, MA Jalil Ratan, organizing secretary of Upazila Muktijoddha Sangsad Sontan Command spoke on the occasion.

It is learned that the mayor of Sarishabari municipality Rukunuzzaman Rokon from his personal Facebook ID posted false, disrespectful, intimidating and reveals information against the MP.

Upazila Juba League member Chhamiul Haque filed a case under the Digital Security Act against Mayor Rukunuzzaman Rokon at Sarishabari Police Station on Wednesday.

Municipal mayor Rokon has been embezzling municipal funds and abusing power since he was elected mayor. He also embezzled money by making fake tenders, fake quotations and fake bill vouchers in the name of councilors. He was expelled from the Awami League for these activities. Moreover, multiple cases have been filed against him under the ICT Act and the crime of stealing rice from the poor.