Bera Municipality Explained

Bera Municipality is the municipal capital of Bera Upazila^[1] 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.^[2] In September 2015, the Anti-Corruption Commission sued Mayor Mayor Md Abdul Baten.^[3] He was charged with embezzling 18.5 million BDT.^[4] 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.^[5] The mayor is also the brother of Shamsul Haque Tuku.^[6] The mayor had also been running a private illegal port.^[7] It was destroyed by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority in December 20019.^[8]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Sattar . Abdus . Bera Upazila . en.banglapedia.org . . 27 June 2024 . en . 24 October 2023.
2. Web site: 2008-03-21 . Bera municipality chairman held on corruption charge . 2024-06-27 . The Daily Star . en.
3. Web site: 2015-09-02 . ACC sues Bera municipality mayor, 14 others for graft . 2024-06-27 . The Daily Star . en.
4. Web site: Liton . Shakhawat . 2017-04-04 . Suspension of Mayors: Selective use of law . 2024-06-27 . The Daily Star . en.
5. Web site: 2020-10-13 . LGRD ministry suspends Bera Municipality Mayor . 2024-06-27 . The Daily Star . en.
6. News: Bera mayor ‘misbehaves’ with UNO . 27 June 2024 . The Daily Star . 13 October 2020 . en.
7. Web site: Topu . Ahmed Humayun Kabir . 2019-11-05 . Bera Municipality in Pabna: Mayor running illegal ‘river port’ . 2024-06-27 . The Daily Star . en.
8. Web site: 2019-12-10 . BIWTA starts drive against illegal river port in Pabna . 2024-06-27 . The Daily Star . en.