BNP interviews DNCC nomination seekers

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia presiding over the party`s nomination board meeting to interview the mayoral aspirants in DNCC polls at her Gulshan office on Monday evening
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia presiding over the party`s nomination board meeting to interview the mayoral aspirants in DNCC polls at her Gulshan office on Monday evening

The BNP’s nomination board on Monday evening started interviewing the party nomination seekers to finalise its candidate for the by-election to Dhaka North City Corporation's mayoral post, reports UNB.

Party chairperson Khaleda Zia leads the nomination board comprising BNP standing committee members and its Dhaka North city unit vice-president and general secretary.

All the five party nomination seekers earlier in the day submitted their forms with Tk 25,000 security money at the party's Nayapaltan central office.

The BNP’s special secretary Asaduzzaman Ripon, executive committee member Tabith Awal, assistant publication affairs secretary Shakil Wahed, Dhaka North city unit president MA Quayum, and former member of parliament major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman on Sunday collected the nomination papers for contesting the by-polls on the party ticket.

The nomination board started the interview with Shakil Wahed around 9:45pm on Monday at the party chairperson's Gulshan office.

Four of them, except Quayum who is now staying in Malaysia, turned up at the BNP chief's office for the interview.

Party insiders said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir might announce the name of the party-nominated candidate after the interviews of the nomination aspirants.

Tabith contested the DNCC polls held on 28 April 2015 on BNP ticket and boycotted the voting halfway through bringing various allegations, including widespread vote rigging and obstruction to voters.

As per the schedule declared by the election commission, the by-polls to the DNCC mayoral post will be held on 26 February.

The DNCC mayoral post fell vacant with the death of Annisul Huq on 30 November last year.