Did anyone expect that the ruling party candidate would lose her security deposit or manage to bag only eight percent of the votes?
Intra-party feud and selection of “wrong candidate” caused the ruling Awami League to suffer a humiliating defeat in Tuesday’s mayoral polls in Rangpur city, said local politicians and civil society members.
Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu, the first mayor of Rangpur City Corporation, passed away at a hospital in the capital yesterday.
Jatiya Party (Ershad) mayoral candidate Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa wins the Rangpur City Corporation election defeating Awami League and BNP contestants by a big margin.
Did anyone expect that the ruling party candidate would lose her security deposit or manage to bag only eight percent of the votes?
Intra-party feud and selection of “wrong candidate” caused the ruling Awami League to suffer a humiliating defeat in Tuesday’s mayoral polls in Rangpur city, said local politicians and civil society members.
Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu, the first mayor of Rangpur City Corporation, passed away at a hospital in the capital yesterday.
Jatiya Party (Ershad) mayoral candidate Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa wins the Rangpur City Corporation election defeating Awami League and BNP contestants by a big margin.
