First M'singh city election May 5

The Election Commission has announced that the new Mymensingh City Corporation will hold its first election on May 05, reports bdnews24.com

According to the schedule announced by election officials, candidates will have to submit their nomination forms by April 08, the nomination will be scrutinised on April 10 and candidates will have until Apr 17 to withdraw.

EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed made the announcement after the 46th meeting of the KM Nurul Huda-led commission on Monday.

Electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be used at all 130 polling centres in the city corporation.

The HSC examinations are to be held in April. Ramadan begins on May 07. The EC has scheduled the polls to fall between these events.

Ekramul Haque, the mayor of the now defunct Mymensingh municipality, has been serving as the administrator of the newly formed city corporation.

According to the Local Government (City Corporation) Act, an administrator's term can last for a maximum of 180 days. The city has to elect a new public representative before the administrator's term ends.

The boundaries of the Mymensingh City Corporation, composed of 33 general wards and 11 reserve wards, was set out in a gazette on January 28 of this year.