Jatiya Party has picked Kamrul Islam and Hazi Saifuddin Ahmed Milon to contest the Dhaka North and South city mayoral race.
Their candidacy was finalised on Sunday (Dec 27), party chairman’s Deputy Press Secretary Khandaker Delowar Jalali told Bangla Tribune.
Kamrul has been given the ticket for Dhaka North while Milion will be contesting for Dhaka South.
Earlier, the Awami League picked Atiqul Islam and Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapos for the mayoral polls.
The BNP meanwhile, selected Tabith Awal , the son of senior BNP leader Abdul Awal Mintoo and Ishraque Hossain, the son of late BNP vice chairman and former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation Sadeque Hossain Khoka, to contest the polls.
On Dec 22, the Election Commission announced the schedule for the polls fixing Jan 30 for voting.
The aspirants have until Dec 31 to submit their nomination papers. The nominations will be verified on Jan 2 while the deadline for withdrawing from the race ends on Jan 9.
The 180-day countdown for the commission to complete elections has already started as the terms of the Dhaka North mayor and councillors ends on May 13, 2020, while the tenure of South city mayor and councillors completes on May 16, 2020.
According to the EC, the two city corporations have over 5.4 million voters — 3.35 million in North city and 2.37 million in South city.
Along with electing the mayors, North city voters will also elect 54 ward councillors and 18 reserved women councillors while voters in South will elect 75 ward councillors and 25 reserved women councillors.