Leaders of the civic society in Joypurhat have submitted a memorandum to the Joypurhat Municipality Administrator with two demands, including the suspension of all activities to increase the municipal holding tax in Joypurhat.
Municipal Executive Officer (Acting) Abu Zafar Md. Reza accepted the memorandum on behalf of the municipality administrator on Monday afternoon.
The first demand of the demanding citizens is that all activities to increase the municipal holding tax should be immediately suspended as per the decision taken by the Standing Committee on Tax Assessment and Collection. At the same time, they demanded that the municipality issue a letter in this regard and inform the citizens through miking.
The second demand states that if a new government is formed after the 2026 national elections, the citizens of Joypurhat will pay the amount of holding tax determined by the mayor and his council elected by the voters of the municipal area through a public hearing.
Present at the presentation of the memorandum were M.A. Wahab, convener of the conscious municipal civil society and joint convener of the district BNP, ATM Shahnewaz Kabir Shuvro, prominent businessman and former convener of the Jubo Dal, Rasheduzzaman Rashed, president of Green and Clean Joypurhat, Rasheduzzaman Rashed, educationist principal Ali Hasan Mukta, BNP leader Nur Jahan Happy and many other leaders.
