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Atiqul gets AL nomination for DNCC mayoral by-election

Rtv online report

  26 Jan 2019, 00:00

Atiqul Islam has got the nomination from Awami League to run in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor post by-election. Besides, Syeda Jakia Nur Lipi was nominated from the party for by-election of Kishoreganj-1 constituency. She is sister of late minister Syed Ashraful Islam.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader declared their names on Saturday at Prime Minister’s official residence Gonobhaban in the capital.

Earlier, the names of these candidates were finalized at the meeting of Awami League parliamentary nomination board and local government nomination board. Later the names were declared at a press conference.

The court suspended the by-election of DNCC on January 17 last year. After the hearing of the writ petition the High Court bench comprising Justice Nayeema Haider and Justice Jafar Ahmed delivered the order. At that time Atiqul Islam got the Awami League nomination.

In the DNCC election held on April 28, 2015 Annisul Huq elected mayor after getting Awami League nomination. But on November 30, 2017 mayor Annisul Huq died in London and Election Commission declared the mayor post vacant on December 4.

On the other hand Syed Ashraful Islam won the eleventh national parliament election from Kishoreganj-1 constituency. As he died on January 3 the Election Commission later declared the seat vacant.

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