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3 Newly Elected Mayors Sworn In
In a ceremonial event held at Shapla Hall, the newly elected mayors of three city corporations—Abul Khair Abdullah of Barishal, Talukder Abdul Khaleque of Khulna, and Jayeda Khatun of Gazipur—took their oath of office this morning.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath to the mayors, while Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam oversaw the swearing-in of 177 newly elected councillors from general wards and female councillors of reserved seats in the same venue. The oath-taking ceremony was conducted by Local Government Division Secretary Muhammad Ibrahim. State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Swapan Bhattacharjee also graced the occasion.
Abul Khair Abdullah, running as the Awami League candidate, emerged victorious in the Barishal City Corporation election held on June 12, securing 87,807 votes. His closest competitor, Mufti Syed Mohammad Faizul Karim of Islami Andolon Bangladesh, received 33,828 votes.
Talukder Abdul Khaleque, representing the Awami League, won the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election on June 12 with an impressive 154,825 votes. His nearest rival, Md Abdul Awal of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, obtained 60,064 votes.
On May 25, independent candidate Jayeda Khatun emerged triumphant in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls with an overwhelming 238,934 votes, defeating the Awami League-nominated candidate Azmat Ullah Khan, who received 222,737 votes.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
