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Gazipur mayor Mannan to challenge suspension

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Update: 2017-07-09 01:06:03
Gazipur mayor Mannan to challenge suspension

DHAKA: Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Mayor also Vice Chairman of Gazipur city unit BNP MA Mannan is vowing to file a writ petition challenging the legitimacy of the suspension order as GCC Mayor against him.

Mannan’s lawyer Abu Hanif, on Sunday (July 9), said that the writ plea will be presented at the court of Justice Syed Mohammad Dastogir and Justice M Ataur Rahman Khan. 

Earlier, Mannan was suspended from his position as GCC Mayor as Gazipur special judge's court takes the charge-sheet into cognizance in a case against him filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Local government division issued a notice ordering the temporary suspension on Thursday (July 6). 

As per the notice, on June 12 in 2016, ACC filed the case with Joydebpur thana accusing MA Mannan and Golam Kibria for misappropriating Tk 49 lakh belonged to GCC by formulating unsigned fake vouchers while serving as mayor of Gazipur.

Previously, MA Mannan had been suspended two times during his tenure as GCC mayor.

Abu Hanif told Banglanews that it will be plead to put a stay order on the suspension and a status quo on his (Mannan’s) serving duty as GCC mayor. 

BDST: 1053 HRS, JUL 9, 2017
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