Mayor-elect Ishraque’s supporters gather around Secretariat, Kakrail

Supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain have gathered in several areas in the capital as their ultimatum that their leader be sworn in as the mayor by 10am on Wednesday was not met. 

The supporters threatened to immobilize Dhaka yesterday. After that, they took up positions in the areas around Matsya Bhaban, Kakrail, and the Secretariat, causing traffic congestion. 

Additionally, Ishraque's supporters continue to protest inside and outside Nagar Bhaban with the same demand. 

On Wednesday afternoon, the High Court fixed Thursday for delivering its judgment on the writ petition seeking suspension of the Election Commission’s gazette notification that declared Ishraque Hossain as the Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).

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.