Bera Municipality is the municipal capital of Bera Upazila in Bangladesh. The municipality has nine wards and 26 mahallas. It has a population of 50,068 and a literacy rate of 52.2 percent.
Politics
Bangladesh Police detained mayor Md Abdul Baten on 21 March 2008 on corruption charges. In September 2015, the Anti-Corruption Commission sued Mayor Mayor Md Abdul Baten. He was charged with embezzling 18.5 million BDT. The Daily Star reported he was suspended but returned to office before the case could be dispose.
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives suspended the mayor of Bera Municipality Abdul Baten for assaulting Upazila Nirbahi Officer Asif Anam Siddiquee in October 2020 after demanding a share of the revenue from the local port. The mayor is also the brother of Shamsul Haque Tuku. The mayor had also been running a private illegal port. It was destroyed by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority in December 20019.
References
- ^ Sattar, Abdus (24 October 2023). "Bera Upazila". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- "Bera municipality chairman held on corruption charge". The Daily Star. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- "ACC sues Bera municipality mayor, 14 others for graft". The Daily Star. 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat (2017-04-04). "Suspension of Mayors: Selective use of law". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- "LGRD ministry suspends Bera Municipality Mayor". The Daily Star. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- "Bera mayor 'misbehaves' with UNO". The Daily Star. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- Topu, Ahmed Humayun Kabir (2019-11-05). "Bera Municipality in Pabna: Mayor running illegal 'river port'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- "BIWTA starts drive against illegal river port in Pabna". The Daily Star. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
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