Atiq to resign from DNCC mayor post today

DNCC incumbent mayor M Atiqul Islam, who got AL ticket to contest in the mayoral election of Dhaka North City Corporation, will resign from the mayor post on Monday. 

He will hold a meeting with councillors and officials of DNCC today. Later he will submit his letter of resignation to the Secretary of DNCC.

Earlier on Sunday, Awami League picked DNCC incumbent Mayor M Atiqul Islam and Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh to run for mayor of Dhaka north and south city corporations respectively.

The elections to Dhaka north and south city corporations will be held on January 30 next year.

According to the polls schedule, the last date for filing nomination papers is December 31.

The returning officers will scrutinise the nomination papers on January 2, and the last date for withdrawing candidacy is January 9.