BNP locks candidates for Rajshahi, Barishal, Sylhet city polls

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Published : 23:45, Jun 21, 2018 | Updated : 00:04, Jun 22, 2018

BNP locks candidates for Rajshahi, Barishal, Syleht city pollsThe BNP has finalised its candidates for the July 30 elections to the three city corporations.
Party sources said that incumbent Rajshahi mayor and metro BNP chief Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul, Sylhet incumbent mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury and Barishal BNP chief Mojibur Rahman Sarowar have been picked by the nomination board.
The board met the possible runners at the party Chairperson’s Gulsahn office between 5am and 8am on Thursday.
Emerging out of the interview, Rajshahi Mayor Bulbul said, “The party asked me to take preparation for the polls.”
“No one bought nomination paper in my city, only I did so,” said Bulbul, who is also BNP’s Rajshahi city unit president.
Sylhet City Panel Mayor Rezaul Hasan Kayes Lodi, who also sought to contest the polls, said, “We have been interviewed but the board is yet to decide the candidate.”
“We all nomination seekers from Sylhet city asked the party to skip incumbent city Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury in the upcoming polls as he is never seen any party activities,” said Lodi, who is BNP Sylhet city unit vice-president.
BNP’s Barishal division Organizing Secretary Bilkis Jahan Shirin said that the party is yet to decide the candidate for Barishal.
Incumbent Sylhet City Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury along with five others brought the nomination paper.
Incumbent Barishal City Mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal along with six others bought the nomination papers to contest the polls.
Election to Rajshahi, Barishal and Sylhet city corporations is scheduled to be held on Jul 30 while the last date to submit nomination is Jun 28 and to withdraw nomination is Jul 9.

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