Bheramara Municipality

Bheramara Municipality is the administrative capital of Bheramara Upazila.[1] It has nine wars and 15 mahalas covering 3.26 square kilometer.[2] It has a population of 22,124.[2]

On 2 March 2007, Bheramara Municipality mayor and brother of member of parliament Shahidul Islam, Touhidul Isam Alam, was detained as part of a crackdown on corruption.[3] Seven cases were filed against the mayor.[4]

During Bheramara Municipality elections in 2021, SM Tanvir Arafat, superintendent of police of Kushtia District, misbehaved with Judicial Magistrate Mohsin Hasan for which he was summoned by Bangladesh High Court.[5] Hasan had filed a complaint against Arafat over the incident alleging violation of the Local Government Election Rules, 2010.[5] The District police briefly detained Presiding Officer Shahjahan Ali who was a witness to the incident.[6] Arafat apologized to the High Court Division bench of Justice Khizir Hayat and Justice Mamnoon Rahman for his behavior after answering his summons.[7][8]

References

1. "Kushtia, Bheramara municipality go under lockdown from Thursday". Daily Sun. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
2. Nisir, Arif (23 October 2023). "Bheramara Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
3. "Ex-BNP MP in Kushtia faces seven cases". The Daily Star. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
4. "Ex-BNP MP Salahuddin surrenders to court". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
5. "HC summons Kushtia SP to explain 'misbehaviour' with magistrate". The Daily Star. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
6. "Kushtia SP's misbehaviour: HC orders IGP to provide security to Bheramara presiding officer". The Daily Star. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
7. "Kushtia SP apologises to HC". The Daily Star. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
8. "Kushtia SP's behaviour with judicial magistrate a severe attack on judiciary: HC". The Daily Star. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

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