Taposh takes office as DSCC mayor

Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has taken office as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).

He took the charge from DSCC’s Chief Executive Officer Shah Md Emdaul Haque at the Nagar Bhaban on Saturday.

Taposh will hold a virtual press conference at 3 pm from his office, said DSCC’s public relations officer Uttam Kumar Roy.

Polls to the DSCC and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) were held on February 1 while ruling Awami League-backed candidates- Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and Atiqul Islam-swept the elections as mayors of the DSCC and the DNCC respectively.

Both of them were sworn in on February 27. But they had to wait for taking over the duties until the completion of the running tenure.

DNCC mayor Atiqul Islam, however, took charge of office on Wednesday while Taposh had to wait for completion of the tenure of current DSCC Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokan till May 16.