Mayor-elect Ishraque’s supporters surround Nagar Bhaban again

Supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain surrounded the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) headquarters, Nagar Bhaban, on Sunday to demand that their leader be sworn in as the mayor as declared by the Election Commission.

Slogan-chanting supporters of Ishraque gathered there early on Sunday. As they blocked the entry gates of Nagar Bhaban for the fourth consecutive day, people could not get inside to avail the services of the office. 

The EC on April 27, issued the gazette notification clearing Ishraque’s election as mayor. The next day Law Adviser Asif Nazrul claimed the EC acted before receiving an opinion from the Law Ministry.

On March 27 last year, the Judge of the Election Tribunal in Dhaka Md Nurul Islam nullified the result that had declared Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh elected in the 2020 DSCC election and instead declared the winner.