Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury elected Sylhet city mayor

Awami League-backed candidate Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury has been elected Sylhet City Corporation mayor.

Returning officer Faysal Quader confirmed the unofficial result around 9:30pm on Wednesday (June 21).

Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury got 1,19,991 votes while his nearest rival Jatiya Party’s Nazrul Islam Babul got 50,862 votes.

Earlier, the voting began with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at 8:00 am and continued till 4:00 pm without any break.

According to the office of returning officers, there were a total of 4,87,753 voters in the city. Eight candidates are contesting for the mayor post where 272 for the ward councilor post and 87 for the reserved ward councilor post.