Rangpur city mayor takes oath

Risingbd Desk: Newly elected Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation Mostafizar Rahman has taken oath of office.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at her Tejgaon office here on Thursday.

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Engineer Khondkar Mosharraf Hossain, Prime Minister's Special Envoy and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, State Minister for the Ministry of LGRD and Cooperatives Mashiur Rahman Ranga were present.

Secretary of the Ministry of LGRD and Cooperatives Abdul Malek conducted the oath taking ceremony.

Later, the newly elected 33 councillors of general wards as well as 11 female councillors in the reserved seats of Rangpur City Corporation were also swore-in.

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Engineer Khondkar Mosharraf Hossain administered the oath to the councillors.

Speaking on the occasion, the prime minister urged the newly elected mayor and councillors to render services sincerely and honestly to the people of their locality.

Sheikh Hasina said her government has not only established Rangpur City Corporation, but also declared Rangpur as a division.

The government has been implementing massive programmes to ensure overall development of the region, she said.

Sheikh Hasina said once upon a time the Rangpur Division like the entire northern region of the country was identified as a 'monga hit' area when 'langar khana' was the only shelter center for the poor.

But, the Awami League government after coming to power in 1996 has stamped out the phenomenon through implementing many income generating and social welfare programmes for the people.

Source: BSS

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