Mayor of Bogra municipality AKM Mahbubur Rahman was physically harassed allegedly by a group of lessees at his residence in Jaleshwaritola of the town yesterday.

Mayor Mahbubur, also an adviser to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, said Abdul Matin, joint-secretary of town unit of Jubo League, Abdul Mannan, a member of same unit of Awami League, and AL activist Kanailal Joyshual Moyna took lease of Fateh Ali Market, Raza Bazar and Chachi Bazar from the municipality till April 13, 2017.

But, before the end of the lease period, they appealed to the High Court (HC) and got an order from the court asking the municipality authority to lease the three markets to them again.

On March 31, the municipality authority published an advertisement in the newspaper over leasing the markets again after the Supreme Court cancelled the HC order.

Out of anger, they entered his house yesterday morning and physically harassed him, added the mayor.

Officer-in-Charge Emdad Hossain of Sadar Police Station said on information, they went to the mayor's house and saw some lessees coming out of the house.