The Election Commission (EC) today suspended the returning officer of Kalaroa municipality in Satkhira after it found irregularities in his activities regarding holding elections to the local government body.

An EC official confirmed the development to The Daily Star.

News agency UNB reports that Abul Hossain was withdrawn according to the rules of the section 11 (1) of Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1985.

The EC issued the notification today.

The EC took the decision ahead of the country's maiden partisan municipality polls slated for December 30.