Voice 9, Dhaka Bureau: In Bagerhat's Morelganj,
a woman member elected to the reserved seat of the Union Parishad has been
enjoying a widow's allowance for years after showing her husband dead. Shahinur
Begum, a member of the Khaulia Union, is doing the work. He is collecting a
widow's allowance from Ward No. 2 of Morelganj Sadar Union.
Shahinur Begum has withdrawn about Tk 51,000 as
a widow's allowance since 2014.
According to the information, from May 4, 2020,
to June 17, this year, he transferred to his used mobile phone and withdrew Tk
21,000 as a widow's allowance. The account is on.
On November 2, 2021, Shahinur Begum was elected
as a member of the reserved seats of 4, 5, and 6 in Khaulia Union No. 16. Her
husband is from Dhansagar village. Delwar Hossain Sheikh is working as the
labor chief of the ongoing 40-day job creation program under the Union
Parishad. They also have two children.
Shahinur Begum, a member of the committee, said
she used to live in Morelganj Sadar Union at one time. At that time, the union
chairman gave her a widow's allowance card. Later, she was elected a member of
the Khaulia Union at her husband's address but did not stop collecting
allowances.
Humayun Kabir Molla, chairman of Morelganj Sadar
Union, said some faulty work had been done during the tenure of the previous
chairmen. Shahinur Begum has been asked to appear before the council with the
book.
In this regard, Upazila Nirbahi Officer SM
Tareque Sultan said on Thursday that necessary action will be taken in
consultation with the higher authorities by suspending the allowance of
Shahinur Begum for the time being.
