The party also selected 30 candidates for the upcoming union parishad elections, a member of the local government selection board confirmed. The Election Commission has fixed February 28 for the DNCC mayoral by-election, as well as the polls to elect councillors in 36 new wards added to Dhaka north and south city corporations. The Kishoreganj 1 seat fell vacant following the death of MP-elect and former Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam. Earlier, the commission scheduled the mayoral by-polls for DNCC and the new city corporation wards for February 26 last year. The High Court finally cleared the way for the by-polls to be held in a verdict on January 16 this year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 26, 2019 17:03 UTC