Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran

Infobox Mayor
name= Badar uddin ahmed Kamran


order=1st
office= Nogor Bhaban, Sylhet
term_start = March 20 2003
term_end = May 2008
deputy = Azom Khan
predecessor =
successor =Incumbent
birth_date =
birth_place = Sylhet, Bangladesh
death_date =
death_place =
nationality = Bangladeshi
party = Bangladesh Awami League
spouse = Asma Kamran (2nd wife)
relations =
children =
residence = Sylhet
alma_mater =
occupation = Politician
profession =
religion = Muslim


website = http://www.sylhetcitycorporation.org.bd
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Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran is a Bangladeshi politician and the first elected mayor of Sylhet city corporation.

Political career

He became the mayor of Sylhet City by defeating Muhammad Abdul Haque on march 2003. Kamran won the election by more than 20,000 votes. From his early age, Kamran was involved in politics. He was one of the youngest city commissioners of Sylhet City.

Controversy

As with many politicians there are allegations of political corruption he may have been involved with. Kamran was recently arrested in connection with the Kitchen Market Graft case.cite news
title = ... Sylhet Mayor Kamran arrested again...
language =english
work = the daily star web edition
date =May 29, 2007 [http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/05/29/d7052901011.htm] ] cite news
title = Sylhet City mayor Badar Uddin Kamran arrested
language =english
work = united news of bangladesh
date =April 06, 2007 [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-30258481_ITM] ] . Although obtained bail in the case, he is being detained in another case filed under the Emergency Powers Rules. The daily Bengali newspaper "Prothom Alo" published a series reports of Kamran's corruption during his time in office.cite news
title = sylheter mayorer joto durniti
language = bengali
work = the daily prothom alo
date =July 3,4, 2008 ] Albeit he have submitted his nomination form in order to compete for the 2008 mayoral election run.

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