Awami League mayor candidate Azmat Ullah Khan got 15,672 votes less than his rival in two thanas under Gazipur-2 constituency, and it eventually led to his defeat by 16,197 votes.

Suspended Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Mohammad Jahangir Alam may have pocketed at least Tk 1.57 crore from the city corporation fund in the pretext of celebrating Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary in 2020, according to an internal investigation by the city authorities.

The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan to continue discharging his duties.

Gazipur Mayor MA Mannan rejoined office on June 18 after fighting legal battles for about two and a half years.