Ward commissioners indeed!

But they were put to a very humiliating situation as municipal chairman Anwarul Kabir Chowdhury disclosed it to the recipients.

The ward commissioners are now trying to arrange the money to give to the recipients, the municipal chairman told this correspondent.

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The nine ward commissioners had expressed 'no-confidence' against the chairman a few months back alleging irregularity.

The nine commissioners are Montu Mia, Biswajit Roy, Mosfequr Rahman, Mostafizar Rahman Sarkaz, Fazlur Rahman, Mazeda Begum, Ranjit Kumaz-Roy, Eibpar Rahman and Afroza Hafiz, according to the municipal chairman.

They drew the money from the bank on November 10.

As this was make known to the recipients, all of them thronged the bank, raised a hue and cry and kept the officials confined for several hours on November 11.

This drew sympathy of the local elite, who persuaded the elders to leave the bank.

They left the bank on assurance from the elite but later on the day filed a case with Jaldhaka thana. Elderly Komir Ullah filed the case.

"After drawing the money from the bank on Wednesday (November 10) they secretly shared the money equally among themselves," said the municipal chairman.

The ward commissioners later agreed to repay the money.