Mony routes Khaleque

Moniruzzaman Mony

The popularity of Moniruzzaman Mony appeared as a huge surprise for outgoing Khulna mayor Talukdar Abdul Khaleque.

With 1,80,093 votes, the BNP favourite routed Khaleque by a 60,671-vote margin in the city corporation election Saturday.

Mony was clearly ahead in initial vote count after the voting ended at 4:00pm Saturday.

The third mayoral candidate got 3,073 votes.