Flanked by supporters, Awami League-backed mayoral candidate Talukdar Abdul Khaleque, wearing a garland around his neck, shows the victory sign after winning the Khulna City Corporation election on Tuesday Mehedi HasanThe Awami League candidate bags 176,902 votes and BNP’s Nazrul Islam Monju 108,956Awami League’s candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque has been elected the next mayor of Khulna City Corporation, beating his closest rival BNP-blessed aspirant Nazrul Islam Monju by 67,946 votes. Khaleque bagged 777 votes at those centres and Monju 710. Around 7:30pm, Khaleque had secured a huge lead securing 57,322 votes in 100 centres against Monju’s 35,762 votes. Unofficial estimate made later in the evening showed Khaleque had bagged a total of 176,902 votes at 286 polling centres while Monju got 108,956 votes. "Building a Khulna city free of drugs, waterlogging and terrorism will be my first job," Khaleque told reporters in his immediate reaction.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 15, 2018 17:03 UTC