AL-backed Atiq among 5 to contest DNCC polls, Shafin rejected
However, the nomination papers of five other mayoral aspirants were declared valid by the EC.
The five legitimate mayoral candidates are — ruling Awami League’s Atiqul Islam, National People’s Party’s (NPP) Anisur Rahman Dewan, Nationalist Democratic Movement’s (NDM) Bobby Hajjaj, Progressive Democratic Party’s (PDP) Shahin Khan and Abdur Rahim.
The country’s principal opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has announced not to take part in the elections.
During the scrutiny, DNCC by-polls returning officer Md Abul Kashem cancelled Shafin’s nomination paper on grounds of loan default.