DHAKA, Feb 26, 2020 (BSS) – The newly elected mayors and councillors of
Dhaka south and north city corporations will take oath tomorrow.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will administer the oath of office to Dhaka
South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and Dhaka North
City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam at Shapla Hall at the Prime
Minister’s Office (PMO) at 10:30 am here, Public Relation Officer of LGRD and
Cooperative Ministry Mohammad Mahmudul Hasan told BSS today.
Besides, Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Md
Tazul Islam will administer the oath of offices to the councellors from the
general wards and reserved women’s seats in the two city corporation at the
same venue, he said.
The polls to the DSCC and DNCC were held on February 1. Awami League-backed
candidates- Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and Atiqul Islam-swept the
elections as residents of the capital elected their mayors to hold the
offices of DSCC and DNCC for next five years.