Chittagong City Corporation (Chasik) took oath as the mayor Dr. Shahadat Hossain. AF Hasan Arif, Advisor to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and Ministry of Lands, administered the oath to him in the conference room of the Local Government Department at the Secretariat on Sunday (November 3).
After talking to the journalists, advisor AF Hasan Arif said, 'The people of Chittagong have a lot of expectations for the new mayor who took oath. It is expected that the new mayor will work to create a modern Chittagong. Since there is no councilor in Chittagong, one of 17 members has been given, who will work under the leadership of the mayor. According to the law, the term of the Chittagong City Corporation Mayor will be fixed, he said.
The adviser said, 'This government has been formed through mass-coup. This government was not formed in the normal process. So people have high expectations for this government.'
He said, '10 people died of dengue on Saturday (November 2). It is of concern. The ministry is working on how to further control dengue. Awareness should be raised among people about dengue. The ministry will work on this.
Dr. Shahadat Hossain told reporters that Bangladesh will survive only if Chittagong survives. Chittagong represents Bangladesh economically. However, the tourism sector of Chittagong is still neglected. To save Bangladesh, we need to increase the budget and build the infrastructure of Chittagong.
He said, 'The roads of Chittagong are in poor condition. Chittagong's main problem is waterlogging. I will work on waterlogging on priority basis. I will work for the development of Chittagong according to the plan with everyone. I will make Chittagong green city, clean city and healthy city.
Before this, Chittagong City Corporation (CHSIC) mayoral candidate Dr. In the case filed by Shahadat Hossain, the court of Joint District and Sessions Judge of Chittagong and Election Tribunal Mohammad Khairul Amin declared him the mayor on October 1. At the same time, he instructed the Election Commission Secretary to publish the gazette within 10 days. According to the results announced by the Chittagong City Corporation on January 27, 2021, the boat candidate Rezaul Karim Chowdhury was declared the winner after getting 3 lakh 69 thousand 248 votes. According to the announcement, his nearest rival BNP's mayoral candidate Shahadat Hossain got 52,489 votes in the symbol of a grain of rice. After that, Dr. sued for rigging the vote. martyrdom
