UNB, Dhaka

The government nominated three-member panels of Mayor for all of the country’s six city corporations, as all but one seat of the city fathers have fallen vacant following their detention. “The nominated panel mayors, in absence of the city corporation mayor, will discharge mayoral duties in order of preference,” said identical government notifications issued on Monday by order of the President.
The panel members for Dhaka City Corporation are Anwar Hossain Beer Pratik, commissioner of ward 18, Shamsul Huda of ward 29 and Asma Akhter Chaklader of ward 29 (reserved seat). [Read more]