Chairman of 495 upazila parishads of the country including Moulvibazar district have been removed. Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNO) will perform their duties.

District administrator of Moulvibazar district. Urmi Binte Salam confirmed this.

The Ministry of Local Government issued an order in this regard on Monday. According to the order, upazila executive officers will perform duties in place of removed chairmen.

Meanwhile, the local government department has issued a notification removing the mayors of 323 municipalities of the country, including Moulvibazar, who were elected during the Awami government. Deputy Secretary Md. This information was informed through a notification signed by Mahbub Alam.

It is said that the mayors of the following municipalities in Bangladesh have been removed from their respective posts by applying section 32(a) of the Local Government (Municipalities) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024.