EC's show-cause on 20 SCC councilor candidates
The Election Commission yesterday sent show-cause notices on 20 councillor candidates in Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) polls for failing to submit statements on their election expenses even two weeks after the deadline.
All the 2o had lost in the election.
Deputy Election Commissioner for Sylhet division Khondker Mizanur Rahman, who was Returning Officer in SCC polls, said the 20 candidates did not file their statements even on repeated notices through letter and phone.
The candidates including four females were issued the notices to reply within three days. However, they will get a few das more due to the Eeid vacation, official sources said.
EC will lodge cases with police for failing to comply with the notices.
September 12 was the last date for filing the polls expenditure statements.
Those served with the notices are Dilruba Akhtar Koli, Moni Begum, Khaleda Begum Hena, Runu Begum, Mohammad Ali, Fazar Uddin, Mobarakm Hossain, Kamal Ahmed, Borhan Ahmed Rahel, Ali Mohammad Sultan, Mujibul Haque, Walid Hossain, Nurul Islam Chowdhury, Md. Rahim Shah, Mahbubul Alam Shahin, Afzal Uddin, Nurul Islam Khan Pintu, Ahmed Shamsher Siraj, Chanchal Uddin and Rafiqul Islam.
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