The Crime Desk: Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation. Rezaul Karim Chowdhury has been removed. Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Tofail Islam has been appointed as administrator in his place.
This information was revealed in a notification signed by Deputy Secretary of Local Government Department Mohammad Shamchul Islam on Monday (August 19).
It states that the appointed administrators are hereby governed by the Local Government (City Corporation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024′, the ‘Local Government (Municipal) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024’, the ‘District Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024’, and the ‘Upazila Parishad (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024’, which has been approved by the Advisory Council of the Interim Government. Later it was promulgated in the form of an ordinance.
As a result of that amendment, Divisional Commissioner Tofail Islam is going to take charge of Chittagong City Corporation considering special circumstances.
