Jatiya Party mayoral candidate Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa is leading by a wide margin in Rangpur City Corporation polls held peacefully amid tight security yesterday. According to the unofficial results from all the 193 polling centres, Mostafa got 1,60,489 votes. His nearest rival from the ruling Awami League Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu bagged 62,400 votes while BNP candidate Kawsar Zaman Babla secured 35,136 votes.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed blames the Election Commission for its “failure” in holding the Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) election in a free, fair and credible manner.

The High Court clears the way for BNP mayoral candidate Kawsar Zaman Babla to contest Rangpur City Corporation election to be held on December 21.

BNP alleges that a level playing field has not been created for the Rangpur City Corporation election and demands the deployment of army to this effect.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says that there is no need of army deployment in the forthcoming Rangpur City Corporation polls.

Rangpur city BNP’s Vice President Kawsar Zaman has been given the ticket from BNP to contest in the upcoming Rangpur City Corporation polls.