Letter sent to law ministry seeking opinion on Ishraque 

The Local Government Division has written to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs seeking the latter’s opinion on on Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraq Hossain as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation.

The letter signed by Joint Secretary Mahbuba Irin sent to the ministry on Thursday (May 15).

Public Relations Officer of LGRD and Cooperatives Ministry Md Salahuddin confirmed the matter.

Ishraq had contested the DSCC mayoral election held on February 1, 2020 as the BNP candidate but was officially declared defeated, with the EC announcing Awami League’s Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh as the elected mayor.

On March 3, 2020, Ishraq filed a petition with the Election Tribunal under section 53 of the Local Government (City Corporation) Election Rules 2010, demanding the cancellation of the poll results and a re-election, citing irregularities and corruption.

The tribunal, presided over by Judge Md Nurul Islam, delivered its verdict on March 27 this year, annulling the gazette notification that had declared Taposh the winner.

Following the verdict, Ishraq led a celebratory procession on the court premises, expressing his satisfaction with the judgement.