NCC polls: Ivy collects nomination form

The ruling Awami League mayoral candidate Selina Hayat Ivy has collected her nomination form for contending the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls slated for December 22.

A represtative of Ivy collected the nomination form from the Returning Officer Nurujjaman Talukdar of the local Election Commission office around 11:30am, a correspondent reports quoting EC sources.

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On October 18, at a meeting at the Gono Bhaban, AL's local government nomination board unanimously nominated Ivy to contest the polls with the electoral symbol boat.

Party sources said that after the decision was made, Ivy met Hasina at the Gono Bhaban where the party chief asked the nominee to work with local AL lawmaker Shamim Osman on that day.

Earlier, the party's Narayanganj city unit at an extended meeting picked three party leaders, excluding Ivy, as candidates for the mayoral election for the consideration of the central body.

The unit recommended the names of city unit President Anwar Hossain, Siddhirganj upazila unit President Mojibur Rahman and Bandar upazila unit President MA Rashid.

Ivy, who has recently been made vice president of the district AL, had said she would seek Hasina's intervention in getting party ticket.

She was elected as the country's first female city mayor, defeating Awami League-backed candidate Shamim Osman.

The maiden election to the NCC was held on 30 October, 2011. The then opposition BNP-backed contestant boycotted the polls at the last moment.

The BNP, which remains outside parliament for boycotting the last national polls, on Thursday at a meeting decided to participate in the upcoming NCC election.