PM greets Ivy with flowers

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted Narayanganj mayor-elect Selina Hayat Ivy, reports bdnews24.com. Ivy received the floral greetings after a nearly 30-minute meeting with Hasina at her official residence, Gonobhaban, Tuesday night. Shamim Osman, the defeated Awami League-backed mayor aspirant, was also there. The Prime Minister said, "We want to ensure people's power. We want that people express their opinions, for which free and fair elections are needed." She also said it was possible to hold a free and fair election in Narayanganj City Corporation since Awami League is in power. Ivy, the rebel Awami League candidate, reached Gonobhaban at 8pm for a courtesy meeting with Awami League president Hasina. Her two sons, Kazi Sadman Hayat Shimanta and Kazi Sardil Hayat Ananta, Narayanganj city Awami League president Anwar Hossain, vice-president Haider Chowdhury and district Jubo League president Abdul Kader accompanied her to Gonobhaban.