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AL candidate Atiqul submits nomination paper for DNCC by-polls
DHAKA, Jan 29, 2019 (BSS) – Ruling Awami League nominee Atiqul Islam today
submitted his nomination paper to the returning officer to contest the by-
polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post slated for February
28.
He submitted the paper to returning officer of DNCC election Abul Qasem at
his office at Electoral Training Institute (ETI) in city’s Agargaon area this
afternoon.
Former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Mohammed Farashuddin, FBCCI President
Shafiul Islam Mahiuddin, Dhaka Metropolitan Chamber President Nihad Kabir and
BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman accompanied Atiqul during submission of
nomination paper.
As per the schedule, the last date of submission of nomination papers is
January 30 and the scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on February 2.
The deadline for withdrawal of candidature is February 9.
Elections to the DNCC and DSCC were held on April 28, 2015. But, the
mayoral post of the DNCC fell vacant following the death of mayor Annisul Huq
on November 30, 2017.
On January 9, 2018, the Commission announced the election schedule for
holding the by-polls to the DNCC mayoral post on February 26 in the same
year. But, the election was postponed following a High Court order on a writ
petition over boundary demarcation.
On January 16 this year, the High Court cleared the way for holding
election to the city corporation mayoral post and polls in the 36 new wards
under the two city corporations.
On January 22, the EC announced the fresh schedule for holding by-poll to
DNCC mayoral post and elections to the councilor and reserved councilor posts
in the newly extended 36 wards of the DNCC and Dhaka South City Corporation
(DSCC) on February 28.
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