Tabith Awal submits nomination form for DNCC

Senior Reporter: BNP-backed previous mayoral candidate and its executive committee member Tabith Awal has submitted his nomination form for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral race.

Tabith Awal submitted his nomination form to BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at the party’s Nayapaltan central office around 10.30am on Monday.

Four other aspirants who have collected the nomination forms are- BNP’s Special Secretary Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon, Central Assistant Publication Affairs Secretary Shakil Wahed, Dhaka north city unit president MA Quayum and former BNP MP Maj (retd) Akhtaruzzaman.

Tabith Awal contested the last DNCC polls held on April 28 in 2015 with BNP ticket. The BNP boycotted the voting halfway through bringing various allegations, including widespread vote rigging.

Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the nomination seekers will have to submit the forms to the BNP office with Tk. 25,000 security money by 4:00 pm on Monday (January 15).

The party’s nomination board will interview the aspirants on Monday night (January 15) at the party chairperson's Gulshan office in the city, he said.

The board headed the BNP chief will pick one of the nomination seekers as the party candidate for the by-polls. The party-nominated candidate will be announced after the meeting, he added.

The mayoral by-polls in the DNCC will be held on February 26. The mayor post fell vacant following the death of Annisul Huq.



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