Dhaka city polls: Ishraque, Asaduzzaman, Tabith submit nomination forms to BNP
The party will finalize its nomination of mayoral aspirants on Saturday
Three BNP leaders have submitted the party’s nomination papers to contest in the upcoming Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) elections.
Asaduzzaman Ripon, Tabith Awal and Engineer Ishraque Hossain submitted the nomination forms to BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at the party’s Nayapaltan central office around 4pm on Friday.
Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said: “The final decision of the party’s nomination for mayor in Dhaka city corporation elections will be taken on Saturday.”
“As Ishraque Hossain is the sole BNP candidate for DSCC poll, he just needs to go through some formalities,” he added.
Ishraque Hossain is a member of BNP and the son of former mayor of undivided Dhaka city Sadeque Hossain Khoka.
Meanwhile, Asaduzzaman Ripon, BNP’s special secretary and former president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, and Tabith Awal, a BNP executive member, have plans to contest the DNCC poll.
According to the Election Commission, the mayoral and councillor aspirants of both DSCC and DNCC will have to submit their nomination papers to the commission by December 31.
The nomination papers will be scrutinized on January 2, while the candidates will have until January 9 to withdraw from the race. The elections to the two city corporations will be held on January 30, 2020.
