Citizens' body starts campaign for Ivy
The citizen platform formed Monday night to back Selina Hayat Ivy in Narayanganj City Corporation mayoral race hit the campaign trail yesterday.
Led by its Convener SM Akram, also the district Awami League chief, the forum worked to motivate voters at different parts of the city to propel Ivy to NCC office.
The 101-member body called Sammilito Nagorik Parishad comprises leaders of different political parities and representatives of socio-cultural and professional organisations.
Ivy herself was fully in election mood and conducted her campaign in wards 5 and 11.
Taimur Alam Khandaker, the only mayoral aspirant to secure BNP support in the first-ever NCC polls, was busy in Narayanganj, Siddhirganj and Bandar areas along with his election aides.
Former communications minister Nazmul Huda, Birg (retd) ASM Hannan Shah, former home minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, former lawmaker Khairul Kabir Khokon, among other BNP leaders, joined Taimur's campaign.
Awami League-favourite Shamim Osman, too, was on the road to boost his mayoral bid. Former national football players Dewan Shofiul Arifin Tutul and Arif Khan Joy and a group of Juba Mahila League members were in his team.
HUMAN CHAIN
The city unit Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) yesterday formed a human chain at Naryanganj Central Shaheed Minar to raise awareness among the people to vote for honest and eligible candidates.
The organisation's central coordinator, Dilip Kumar Sarkar, said the chief election commissioner on Sunday in a meeting advised voters to receive cash offered by candidates.
This kind of remark will encourage contenders to spend more money in polls, he said.
Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda in a view exchange with mayor and councillor candidates for the October 30 polls said if offered, voters might accept the money but they must cast their ballots based on their own judgement.
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