Ishraque demands Asif Mahmud's resignation

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has demanded the resignation of Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain and urged the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate him, reports bdnews24.com.

At a press conference held at the Nagar Bhaban on Tuesday, Ishraque said that Advisor Asif Mahmud had presented untrue and misleading information to the media.

"Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has lost the moral right to be a local government adviser. He has broken his oath. We are demanding his resignation for breaking his oath."

In a press release sent to the media on Monday, Advisor Asif Mahmud said that the Local Government Department did not break any law in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral issue. Since the issue was pending when the term of the gazette and later the term of the city corporation expired, there was no legal opportunity for the Local Government Department to administer the oath.

Ishraque, who has been holding various programmes for more than a month demanding that he be sworn in as mayor, bashed the decision.

He said that various questions had been raised to prevent the swearing-in ceremony from being held and if the advisor's words are true, many elected public representatives will not be able to take their oaths in the future.

"That is, if a gazette is published in the name of the winning candidate, the defeated candidate or any citizen will be incited by people like Shojib Bhuyain to file a writ case in the High Court to prevent them from taking the oath.