BCC mayor threatens to resign on Oct 4
The outgoing Barishal City Corporation (BCC) mayor, whose term expires on 23rd of this month, yesterday said he would resign from the post on October 4 as officials concerned do not cooperate with him.
Mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal, during a press conference at his residence in the afternoon, said, “If the situation persists and I cannot be of any service to citizens in BCC area [due to the non-cooperation], I've decided to resign on October 4.”
Even though there is a large sum of money in the BCC accounts, he is unable to make any payments due to political pressure and non-cooperation from BCC officials, the mayor alleged.
“Since I was elected mayor from an opposition party [BNP], I cannot specify the reasons or names of the persons responsible for this situation.”
Signatures of the mayor and the chief executive officer (CEO) are required on payment orders and cheques for contractors or suppliers of BCC, but the CEO has been refusing to sign those, Mayor Ahsan complained.
This correspondent was unable to reach Israil Hossain, the acting CEO of BCC, for his comments regarding the mayor's claim despite repeated calls on his cellphone.
In the latest polls to BCC held on July 30, Awami League candidate Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah was elected mayor amid allegations of massive vote rigging and irregularities. Serniabat is supposed to take office after Ahsan's term expires.
The EC has started investigation into alleged irregularities in 30 voting centres during the polls.
Comments