Nagari Union Parishad’s acting chairman, given 10 days to respond to allegations

The district administration has sought a written explanation from two officials of the Nagari Union Parishad in Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur, regarding alleged irregularities in the maintenance and certification of birth registration documents. The individuals in question are the Union Parishad’s Acting Chairman, Kahinur Begum, and Administrative Officer Manjoy Debnath.

Acting on the instructions of Deputy Commissioner Nurul Karim Bhuiyan, separate 'show-cause' notices were issued to them on Wednesday (November 11). They have been directed to provide a written response within 10 working days of receiving the notice.

According to the district administration, the Deputy Commissioner discovered several irregularities in the birth registration register during an inspection of the Nagari Union Parishad on Tuesday. The register had not been properly certified; furthermore, the signatures of the responsible officials were missing from pages 4 and 5 at the end of the register.

Viewing these errors as negligence of duty and misconduct, the Deputy Commissioner ordered the issuance of show-cause notices to both individuals.

Afterwards, Ahammad Hossain Bhuiyan, Deputy Director (Deputy Secretary) of the Local Government Division, issued a letter to Acting Chairman Kahinur Begum, while Assistant Commissioner (Local Government Branch) Nur Nahin Nishad issued a separate letter to Administrative Officer Manjoy Debnath.

The letters state that the actions of the Acting Chairman are alleged to be in violation of Section 34(d) of the Local Government (Union Parishad) Act, 2009, while the actions of the Administrative Officer are alleged to contravene Rules 34(a) and 34(b) of the Local Government (Union Parishad) Employees' Service Rules, 2011.

They have been asked to provide a written explanation within 10 working days as to why appropriate disciplinary action, as prescribed by the relevant laws and regulations, should not be taken against them.

Arif Hossain, Assistant Commissioner (Media) at the Gazipur Deputy Commissioner’s office, confirmed this information on Wednesday afternoon.

-    RS/NS