Md. Moniruzzaman Moni (Bengali: এম ডি. মনিরুজ্জামান মনি)[4] is a Bangladeshi politician and mayor[5] of the Khulna City Corporation.[6][7][8]

Md. Moniruzzaman Moni
এম ডি. মনিরুজ্জামান মনি
4th Mayor of Khulna
In office
22 November 2016 – 18 May 2018
Preceded byAnisur Rahaman Biswas (In Charge)
Succeeded byTalukder Abdul Khaleque
In office
25 September 2013 – 2 November 2015
Preceded byAjmal Ahmed (In charge)
Succeeded byAnisur Rahman Biswas (In Charge)
In office
20 November 2007 – 13 September 2008
Preceded bySheikh Tayebur Rahman
Succeeded byTalukder Abdul Khaleque
Personal details
BornKhulna, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi[1]
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party[2][3]
Occupationpolitician

Career

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On 15 July 2008, Moni lost the Khulna mayoral election to Talukder Abdul Khaleque.[9]

Moni was elected mayor of Khulna in June 2013 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He beat Awami League candidate and incumbent mayor Talukdar Abdul Khaleque.[10]

On 2 November 2015, Moni was suspended from the post of mayor of Khulna by the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. This decision was taken after two criminal cases were filed against Moni.[10] Around the same time the government also suspended Ariful Haque Choudhury, mayor of Sylhet, Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul, mayor of Rajshahi, and M. A. Mannan, mayor of Gazipur.[10] The suspension was based on criminal cases from 2014. On 22 November 2015, Bangladesh High Court upheld his suspension order.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Khulna police recover ballot paper, counterfoils, probe on". bdnews24.com. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ^ কেসিসি নির্বাচনে মনিরুজ্জামান মনির প্রতি খুলনা বিএনপির পূর্ণ সমর্থন. Khulna News (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. ^ খুলনা সিটি মেয়র মনির সুস্থতা কামনায় দোয়া মাহফিল. desherkhobor.net (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. ^ প্রধানমন্ত্রীর বক্তব্যে খুলনা বিএনপির নিন্দা : পরাজয়ের গ্লানি থেকে যন্ত্রণায় ভুগছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী. Amar Desh (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  5. ^ "City Mayor launches Airtel 3G in Khulna". cnewsvoice.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Mayors of KCC". khulnacity.org. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Khulna City Corporation announces Tk 422.60cr budget". newsbangladesh.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  8. ^ "First Security Islami Bank Limited Sponsored for Beautification Work at Bangladesh Air Force, Biman Chottor, Joragate, Khulna". fsiblbd.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Khaleque takes charge as Khulna city mayor". The Daily Star. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "Khulna city mayor Moni suspended". The Daily Star. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  11. ^ "HC upholds Khulna city mayor's suspension order". The Daily Star. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2021.