Awami League-nominated mayoral candidate for the DNCC by-polls Atiqul Islam shows victory sign after voting Mehedi HasanHe voted at a polling booth in Nawab Habibullah Model School & CollegeThe ruling Awami League-nominated mayoral candidate for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-polls, Atiqul Islam, has cast his ballot at a polling centre in Uttara, Dhaka. Speaking to reporters after voting, Atiqul said: “Voting is your [voters'] democratic right, and I urge you all to exercise that right. When asked about the absence of other major parties in the by-polls, Atiqul said: “I admit that the election would have been livelier, if more parties had participated in it. So far the voting is going on in a peaceful manner.”The DNCC mayoral post fell vacant with the death of Annisul Huq on November 30, 2017. According to the schedule declared by the Election Commission, the by-polls for the DNCC mayoral post were supposed to be held on February 26 last year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 28, 2019 03:45 UTC