Returning Officer disqualifies four mayoral candidates
Monday, 7 July 2008
KHULNA, July 6 (UNB): The Returning Officer here disqualified four mayoral candidates out of the 15 in race for the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) polls slated for August 4 as they were found to be loan defaulters during scrutiny Sunday.
Deputy Divisional Returning Officer Mohsin Ali cancelled the nomination papers of Muslim League leader Sirajul Islam, Awami League leader Mizanur Rahman Mizan, Jono Andolon leader Kamrul Alam Mintu and Hafizur Rahman, an independent candidate.
The Returning Officer, however, declared valid the nomination papers of 11 other mayoral candidates. They include BNP leader and acting KCC Mayor Moniruzzaman Moni, Awami League leader and former state minister for relief and disaster management Talukder Abdul Khaleque, Jatiyo Party leader Abdul Gafur and Kolyan Party leader Sharif Shafiqul Alam Chondon.
Deputy Divisional Returning Officer Mohsin Ali cancelled the nomination papers of Muslim League leader Sirajul Islam, Awami League leader Mizanur Rahman Mizan, Jono Andolon leader Kamrul Alam Mintu and Hafizur Rahman, an independent candidate.
The Returning Officer, however, declared valid the nomination papers of 11 other mayoral candidates. They include BNP leader and acting KCC Mayor Moniruzzaman Moni, Awami League leader and former state minister for relief and disaster management Talukder Abdul Khaleque, Jatiyo Party leader Abdul Gafur and Kolyan Party leader Sharif Shafiqul Alam Chondon.