Kabir Humayun: Newly elected mayors of Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporations AHM Khairuzzman Liton and Ariful Haque Chowdhury took oath of office yesterday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a ceremony held at the Shapla Hall of her office.
Later, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain administered the oath to 76 newly elected councillors from general wards and reserved seats of the two city corporations.
Of them, 40 councillors are from Rajshahi and 36 from Sylhet.
Local Government Division Senior Secretary Dr Zafar Ahmed Khan conducted the oath-taking ceremony.
The elections to Rajshahi City Corporation and Sylhet City Corporation were held on July 30 last.
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