The Supreme Court postponed the High Court order on Dinajpur Paurashwa Mayor Syed Jahangir. Breaking News

Attorney General AM Amin Uddin represented the state along with Additional Attorney General Sheikh Mohammed Morshed and Deputy Attorney General Tushar Kanti Roy. MD Ruhul Quddus was the defense counsel. Syed Jahangir Alam was elected Mayor of Dinajpur Paurshwa for the third consecutive time. The Local Government Division issued a notification suspending Syed Jahangir Alam […]

Dinajpur mayor sent to jail for making derogatory remarks on judge

Four Supreme Court lawyers filed a contempt of court petition over the mayor’s derogatory remarks against Appellate Division chamber judge M Inayatur Rahim, whose judgment was centered against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. The four lawyers are advocates Harun-or-Rashid, Mahfuzur Rahman Roman, Md Moniruzzaman Rana and Shafique Raihan Shaon. The Supreme Court also issued a rule […]

Suspended Mayor of Ghazipur, Jahangir gets back membership of Awami League

It was the first time that a sitting mayor was expelled by his party, with candidates nominated directly by political organizations in five-year mayoral elections in municipal corporations. Parties could earlier back only one candidate. Jehangir had been at the center of controversy on at least two previous occasions as mayor. Before the government approved […]