Bagerhat poura secy suspended for corruption

The secretary of the pourashava in the district headquarters, Khelafat Hossain, has been suspended on charge of corruption.
Local government division in a letter issued the suspension order yesterday.
Pourashava chairman Khan Habibur Rahman told journalists yesterday that Khelafat was sued in a corruption case while he was secretary of Pirojpur pourashava in 1998.
A High Court bench stayed proceedings of the case following a petition filed by the accused.
The local government division sent the suspension order to this municipality as the writ was cancelled on August 13.