A Dhaka-based ward councillor has been sued for allegedly shooting a bus owner in Mirpur.

The pro-BNP councillor candidates did well in the municipal elections though their party-nominated mayor aspirants suffered a debacle, which has largely been blamed on rampant electoral irregularities.

At least 167 aspirants, including mayors and councillors, of the two city corporations in Dhaka are accused in different kinds of cases including murder cases.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks grassroots leaders of Awami League’s Dhaka city unit to work together for the party-backed candidates in the upcoming Dhaka city corporation elections

WITH the Dhaka City Corporation polls schedule just announced, the mayoral and councillor aspirants have come out with a flurry of pledges, which, if implemented, will give Dhaka a dazzling look.