Ishraque meets CEC to know update over mayoral gazette

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain on Thursday met Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin to know the update over the publication of the gazette notification declaring him as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), reports UNB.

He met the CEC two days after the Election Commission sent a letter to the Law Ministry seeking opinion over the issuance of mayoral gazette notification declaring Ishraque Hossain as DSCC mayor.

"The file reached the EC (following the election tribunal's verdict) and now the gazette notification will be issued. It (file) has already been sent to the Law Ministry for opinion.