Dhaka, 26 July, Abnews: Newly elected mayor of Gazipur Md. Jahangir Alam and councilors of the Gazipur City Corporation were sworn in at the Prime Minister Office here today.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath of office of the mayor while Local Government Minister Engineer Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain administered the oath of the councilors.
Senior Secretary of the Local Government Division Jafar Ahmed Khan conducted the ceremony, witnessed by Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader and political leaders of suburban Gazipur.
Alam and 70 councillors were elected to their offices in June 26, 2018 mayoral polls in Gazipur while election in six seats of councilors remained vacant on a High Court order.
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