Bangladesh Nationalist Party has nominated Tabith Awal as its mayoral candidate for contesting the by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at a press conference at the party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office in the capital on Monday (Jan 15), local media reports said.
As per the schedule declared by the Election Commission, the by-polls to the DNCC mayoral post will be held on Feb 26.
The DNCC mayoral post fell vacant with the death of Annisul Huq on Nov 30 last year.
