Sylhet City Corporation Election-2018
Both Awami League and BNP mayor candidates have cast their votes in the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) elections.
Incidents of violence, widespread allegations of irregularities and boycotting stains the city corporation elections to Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal.
Preparations for holding the Sylhet City Corporation election tomorrow are nearly complete.
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) elections will be held tomorrow (July 30). Watch the video to know about the mayor runners in the city polls.
The electoral campaign in the three city corporations -- Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal -- is ending formally at midnight tonight.
Forty- four platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members are deployed in Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal ahead of the city corporation elections.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda turns down BNP’s demand for army deployment in the Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barishal City Corporation elections scheduled to be held on July 30.
Terming the recently held Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election "Khulna style", citizen's rights platform Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) apprehends that the three upcoming city polls in Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal will be held in the similar fashion.
A total of 12 mayoral aspirants of the ruling Awami League collect nomination forms from the party President Sheikh Hasina's Dhanmondi office for the city corporation elections to Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal, scheduled to be held on July 30.
The Election Commission yesterday announced mayoral polls in Rajshahi, Barisal, and Sylhet city corporations on July 30, creating the ground for another round of battle of ballots in the runup to the parliamentary elections likely in December.
According to the election schedule announced, the last date for filing nomination is June 28 and withdrawing July 9. Election Commission says the nominations will be scrutinised through July 1 and 2.