Dinajpur mayor suspended

The local government ministry has suspended the mayor of Dinajpur Municipality on allegations of corruption, officials at the municipality said yesterday.

The suspension letter was issued on Thursday.

Syed Jahangir Alam, a BNP candidate, was elected to the post for a second term in 2015.

Alam, when contacted, said he heard about the suspension but was yet to receive any letter in this regard.

He said he was unaware of such allegations against him.

Alam is an assistant Organisational Secretary of Rangpur BNP.