<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked public representatives to serve the people and meet their needs when working in their respective areas.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“You will have to fulfil the needs and wants of the people who elected you with their votes," she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Newly elected Barishal, Khulna and Gazipur city mayors take oath</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The premier said this at the oath-taking ceremony for the newly elected mayors&nbsp; and councillors of Barishal, Khulna and Gazipur city corporations at Shapla Hall of her office.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Addressing the newly elected public representatives, she said, “You, being elected with votes of the people, have the scope to serve people. I want you to work in your own areas as public servants.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister administered the oaths of newly elected mayors of three city corporations — Abul Khair Abdullah of Barishal, Talukder Abdul Khaleque of Khulna and Jayeda Khatun of Gazipur.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later, 157 newly elected councillors of general wards and female councillors of the reserved seats of three city corporations were also sworn in at the same venue.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">AL not embarrassed by results of Gazipur city election: Agri Minister Razzaque</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam administered the oaths of the councillors.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Local Government Division Secretary Muhammad Ibrahim conducted the oath-taking ceremony.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Swapan Bhattacharjee was also present on the dais.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On June 12, Awami League mayoral candidate Abul Khair Abdullah (Khokon Serniabat) won the Barishal City Corporation election with 87,807 votes.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">AL-backed mayoral candidate Abul Khair Abdullah wins Barishal City Corporation election</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Awami League mayoral candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque won the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election with 1,54,825 votes on June 12.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On May 25, independent candidate Jayeda Khatun won the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls with 238,934 votes. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>