Dhaka, Jun 29 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday administered the oath of office to newly-elected Bogra District Council Chairman Md Makbul Hossain at the PM’s Jatiya Sangsad Office. He (Makbul Hossain) was sworn in at a simple ceremony with the prime minister administering his oath of office, PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the event. Local Government Division Secretary Abdul Malek conducted the function. LGRD Minister Engineer Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, parliament members from Bogra Abdul Mannan, Habibur Rahman and Nurul Islam Omar and PM’s Principal Secretary Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury were present. The elections to 59 district councils were held on December 28 last year, but the polls in Kushtia and Bogra districts were postponed due to legal complications. The elections to Bogra district council were held on May 25 last in which Makbul Hossain was elected chairman.
