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CITY-POLL-CANDIDATURE
1,039 aspirants submit nomination papers for Dhaka city polls
DHAKA, Jan 1, 2020 (BSS) – A total of 1,039 aspirants submitted
nomination papers for contesting the posts of mayor, councillor and reserved
councillor in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City
Corporation (DNCC) elections slated for January 30.
A total of 14 aspirants have submitted nomination papers for contesting
the mayoral posts in the elections to the two city corporations. A total of
2,260 nomination papers were sold out till the last date of submitting
nomination papers on Tuesday.
A total of 470 aspirants submitted nomination papers for contesting the
DNCC polls, DNCC Returning Officer Md Abul Kashem told BSS today.
Among them, seven for the mayoral, 374 for councillor and 89 for
reserved councillor posts submitted their nomination papers, he said.
The aspirants for the mayoral post are Atiqul Islam of Awami League
(AL), Tabith Awal of BNP, GM Qamrul Islam of Jatiya Party, Shahin Khan of
Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), Fazle Bari Masud of Islami Andolon
Bangladesh, Sajedul Haque of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Anisur
Rahman Dewan of National People’s Party (NPP).
Besides, a total 569 aspirants submitted nomination papers for
contesting the DSCC polls, DSCC Returning Officer Abdul Baten said.
Among them, seven for the mayoral, 460 for councillor and 102 for
reserved councillor posts submitted the nomination papers, he said.
The aspirants for the DSCC mayoral post are Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh of
AL, Ishraq Hossain of BNP, Saifuddin Ahmed Milon of Jatiya Party, Md Abdur
Rahman of Islami Andolon Bangladesh, Bahrane Sultan Bahar of NPP, Md Aktar
Uzzaman alias Ayatullah of Bangladesh Congress and Abdus Samad Sujan of Gono
Front.
According to the polls schedule, the nomination papers will be
scrutinized tomorrow (January 2) while the last date for withdrawing
candidacy is January 9.
The aspirants can lodge appeals to the appellate authority against the
Returning Officers’ decision by January 5 while election symbol will be
distributed among the candidates on January 10.
Besides, the Election Commission (EC) has sent a letter to the Ministry
of Home Affairs urging for creating level playing field for all the
candidates and ensuring security for all during the upcoming DSCC and DNCC
elections.
EC Senior Secretary Md Alamgir sent the letter to senior secretary of
the Home Ministry’s Public Security Division for taking necessary actions to
this end, EC sources said here today.
BSS/MSH/SAH/RY/1735 hrs