Gazette published declaring Ishraq as DSCC mayor

The Election Commission (EC) has issued a gazette notification declaring BNP-nominated candidate Mohammad Ishraque Hossain as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) following a court verdict.

The gazette was published on the government website in this regard on Sunday (April 27) night.

DSCC election was held on February 1, 2020. Awami League candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh was declared the winner of the election. Later, BNP candidate Ishraque Hossain filed a case with the Election Tribunal on March 3, 2020, challenging the EC’s gazette in this regard.

On March 27, 2025, the Election Tribunal and Dhaka Joint District Sessions Judge 1st Court annulled the results and declared BNP leader Ishraque as the mayor.

Ishraque is the son of the late BNP leader and former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation Sadeque Hossain Khoka.