Chittagong Bureau :
City Mayor Manzoor Alam distributed honourarium among 1442 religious persons including Imams, Muazins of Mosques and Saints of Mandirs in 41 wards of the city for rendering service in road lighting management of the city.
These religious pious were engaged for switching on and off of the road lights in respective wards within their jurisdictions. The honorarium was distributed at function arranged Theatre Institute Hall on Saturday. Following the engagement of the saints in these lighting management , City corporation saved Tk.1.74 cr annually from the power bills.
The city mayor in his address in the honourarium giving function said following the involvement of the saints for switch on and off of the street lights, this huge amount of money saved this year. Sources said every Imams, Muazins and Saints of Mandirs were given honarium of Tk.1800 to each.
Among others chief executive officer of CCC Ali Ahmed, Panel Mayor Ln Mohammad Hossain, councilor Jaharlal hazari, Md. Giasuddin, secretary Rashid Ahmed were present on the occasion.
