20-party to decide on single candidate for 3 city polls

BNP-led 20-party alliance has decided to give nomination to a single candidate for each of the upcoming city corporation elections in Barisal, Rajshahi and Sylhet.

The alliance will take a final decision at a top level meeting on June 27, party sources said.

Members of the 20-party alliance made the decision at a meeting led by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of BNP, at the BNP chief's political office in Gulshan this morning, the source said.  

City corporation elections to Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal will be held on July 30.