DNCC MAYOR POLLS LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY: EC
The by-polls
to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will be held in the
last week of February next year, Acting Secretary of Election Commission Helal
Uddin Ahmed said today.
The EC will
announce the polls schedule in the second week of January, the EC official told
reporters at Nirbachon Bhaban in Agargaon area of Dhaka.
The voting
will also be held for a total of 36 new wards included in DNCC and Dhaka South
City Corporation (DSCC) on the same day, he said.
DNCC mayor
post fell vacant following the death of Annisul Huq on November 30 at a
hospital in London where he was undergoing treatment.
According
to the local government (City Corporation) laws, election must be held within
90 days of the seat falling vacant.
The DNCC
election was held on April 28, 2015 where Awami League candidate Annisul Huq
won the election by a big margin.
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