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Administrators for 61 Zilla Parishads appointed

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Published: 16:12, 19 August 2024  
Administrators for 61 Zilla Parishads appointed

The government has appointed administrators for 61 Zilla Parishads across the country.

The move came after 60 Zilla Parishad chairmen were removed and the post of chairman of Natore Zilla Parishad were declared vacant due to chairman’s death.

The Zilla Parishad Department under the Local Government Division of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives issued a gazette notification in this regard on Monday (August 19).

Additional divisional commissioners (general) of eight divisions have been appointed as administrators for Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi, Barishal, Rangpur, Sylhet, Khulna and Mymensingh.

In the remaining 53 districts, the respective Deputy Commissioners (DCs) will perform the duties as administrators of Zilla Parishads.

The administrators will exercise power and perform duty in their respective districts until further order, it added.

Moreover, they will only be provided duty allowance, no salary and facility will be available, according to the notification.

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