JaPa finalises its mayoral candidates for 5 city polls

Jatiya Party (JaPa) has finalized its mayoral candidates for the elections in five city corporations - Gazipur, Rajshahi, Barishal, Sylhet and Khulna.

The names of the candidates were declared after a meeting held at the office of JaPa’s Chairman G M Quader in the capital’s Banani at 12pm on Thursday. 

JaPa picked M M Niazuddin for Gazipur, Engineer Md Iqbal Hossain Tapos for Barishal, Md Nazrul Islam Babul for Sylhet, Md Saiful Islam Swapon for Rajshahi and Md Shafiqul Islam Madhu for Khulna. 

Earlier on April 3, the Election Commission (EC) announced the election schedule of the five city corporations.

Voting in Gazipur city elections will be held on May 25, Barishal and Khulna on June 12, and Rajshahi and Sylhet on June 21.

Of these, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used in Gazipur city polls, the EC said.