Narayanganj mayor, councillors take oaths

Newly elected mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Dr Selina Hayat Ivy, 36 councillors, including nine councillors of reserved seats, have been sworn in.

The oath-taking ceremony was held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina joined it from her official residence Gonobhaban.

The premier virtually administered oath to mayor Ivy, while LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam administered oath to 27 councillors and nine councillors of reserved seats being present in-person at the ceremony.

Awami League candidate Ivy was elected mayor of NCC for the third consecutive term in an election held on January 16. She beat her nearest rival Taimur Alam Khondker by 66,535 votes.