The BNP Standing Committee has called an emergency press conference as supporters of party leader Ishraque Hossain continue protests even after a High Court decision cleared the way for him to be sworn in as the mayor of Dhaka South. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who is currently undergoing treatment at a Bangkok hospital, is expected to join the briefing virtually. The court’s decision comes as Ishraque’s supporters held a week of protests to push for him to take on the responsibility of DSCC mayor. Ishraque lost the DSCC election on Feb 1, 2020, to Awami League’s Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh by nearly 200,000 votes. But on Mar 27 this year, Judge Md Nurul Islam of the Dhaka Election Tribunal overturned the result and declared Ishraque mayor.
