AL to field the most acceptable one in DNCC election: Quader

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Monday his party would like to nominate a person, who bears the maximum acceptability of the people, in the forthcoming mayoral election to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), reports BSS.

"On the basis of surveys of different organisations and the decision of the party's nomination board, the person who commands the acceptability at its highest, will get nomination from Awami League for contesting in the Dhaka North City Corporation's mayoral polls," he said.

Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, made the comments while talking to journalists after inaugurating a foot over-bridge at Hemayetpur on the city's outskirt Savar on Dhaka-Aricha highway.

He said they (AL) have more than one eligible candidates who either directly do party politics or are outside the party-fold having leaning towards Awami League to compete in the election.