Ekramul Haque Titu

Ekramul Haque Titu
ইকরামুল হক টিটু
1st Mayor of Mymensingh
In office
27 May 2019 – 19 August 2024
Preceded byPost Established
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born (1976-08-01) 1 August 1976
Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parent(s)Late Fazle Haque (father)
Monowara Khatun (mother)
Alma materAnanda Mohan College
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteEkramul Haque Titu
Criminal information
Criminal statusFugitive
Criminal chargeCrimes against humanity during Student–People's uprising, Murder and Corruption

Ekramul Haque Titu (Bengali: ইকরামুল হক টিটু; born 1 August 1976)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician, and the first Mayor of Mymensingh City Corporation.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Titu was born on 6 June 1976 in Mymensingh District. He studied in Mymensingh Zilla School and Ananda Mohan College. He graduated from Ananda Mohan College.[1]

Career

He previously worked as Mayor in Mymensingh Municipality.[5] In 2019 he was elected uncontested as the mayor of Mymensingh City Corporation.[6][7] His rival Jahangir Ahmed, candidate of Jatiya Party, withdrew his candidacy from the election so that he was elected unopposed.[8] He is the vice president of Mymensingh unit of Awami League.[8] On 19 August 2024, he was removed from the mayors position by the government.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "জনাব ইকরামুল হক", mcc.portal.gov.bd (in Bengali), archived from the original on 9 April 2023, retrieved 16 April 2024
  2. ^ "Mymensingh city gets its first Mayor". Daily Star. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ "First M'singh city mayor Ekramul Haque Titu". banglanews24. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Ekramul Haque Titu re-elected Mymensingh mayor". The Daily Star. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Awami League nominates Ekramul Titu in Mymensingh mayoral race". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ ময়মনসিংহ সিটির প্রথম মেয়র হচ্ছেন বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায়. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. ^ বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় মেয়র ইকরামুল হক টিটু. Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b "No charm left in M'singh city polls". The Daily Star. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  9. ^ "এবার ঢাকা উত্তর ও দক্ষিণসহ ১২ সিটি করপোরেশনের মেয়রকে অপসারণ". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 August 2024. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024.