[6][7][8] On 15 July 2008, Moni lost the Khulna mayoral election to Talukder Abdul Khaleque.
[9] Moni was elected mayor of Khulna in June 2013 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
He beat Awami League candidate and incumbent mayor Talukdar Abdul Khaleque.
[10] On 2 November 2015, Moni was suspended from the post of mayor of Khulna by the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives.
On 22 November 2015, Bangladesh High Court upheld his suspension order.