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
PartyBangladesh Awami League
Alma materAnanda Mohan College
ProfessionPolitician

Ekramul Haque Titu (born 1 August 1976)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician who was the first mayor of Mymensingh City Corporation.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

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

Career

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