Talukder Khaleque wins KCC polls

Awami league-backed mayoral candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque has won the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election

Md Alauddin, Returning Officer of KCC polls, made the unofficial announcement at Khulna Shilpakala Auditorium on Monday night.

Khaleque got 1,54,825 votes, while his closest rival Md Abdul Awal from Islami Andolan Bangladesh bagged 60,064 votes.

According to the returning officer, Jatiya Party nominee Md Shafiqul Islam Madhu secured 18,007 votes, and SM Sabbir Hossain from Zaker Party received 6,096 votes.

Md Alauddin added that voter turnout in the KCC polls was 47.88 percent.