Kalaroa Municipality

Kalroa Municipality is a Class 'B' municipality in Kalaroa Upazila of Khulna Division Satkhira District, Bangladesh.[1]

History

In December 2015, Bangladesh Election Commission suspended the returning officer of municipal election over irregularities.[2]

Kalaroa Municipality elected its first transwoman councilor in January 2021.[3]

Rapid Action Battalion arrested Ripon Hossain, a resident of the municipality, for the 2002 attack on Sheikh Hasina's convoy in May 2023.[4]

References
  1. "Kalaroa Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  2. "Kalaroa municipal polls: returning officer suspended". The Daily Star. 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  3. "Satkhira's Kalaroa elects transgender councillor". Dhaka Tribune. 31 Jan 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. "Convicted fugitive arrested over Hasina's convoy attack". New Age. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

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