Show cause on 2 mayoral,19 councillor candidates

The Election Commission has sent show cause notices by post to 21 persons including two mayoral and 19 councillor candidates in August 4 Barisal City Corporation (BCC) elections for not submitting statements on their polls expenditure.
The EC will take action against those who disregarded the instruction about submitting statement of election expenditure, Manirul Islam, deputy election commissioner and returning officer for the August 4 BCC polls, said.
Two mayoral contestants advocate Kabiruddin Hannu and Rafiqul Islam Russel did not submit their election expenditure report within stipulated time frame of September 13, the returning officer said.
Nineteen out of 184 councillor candidates have also failed to submit their election expenditure statement to the Election Commission office in compliance with the polls rules, he said.
Barisal EC office sources said each contestant for the mayor was allowed to spend highest Tk 5.75 lakh as election expenditures, including those for public meetings, mass contact, different types of campaign, election camps and personal and agents' expenses.