The candidates had meetings with their leaders and activists. He claimed that AL leaders were trying their best to ensure victory for the party's mayor candidate.Īll the candidates passed a busy day, finalising their strategies for the polling day. Rather, it will be considered as a defeat of Jhantu as he was involved in corruption and misbehaved with people,” he told The Daily Star.ĪL Presidium Member Abdur Razzak said holding a fair election is necessary for all, regardless of the results.Ībout the public perception on a probable friendly election, he said it was a “baseless perception”. “If the AL candidate is defeated, it will not be considered as the party's defeat. I think the government is not putting any pressure on the local administration considering the future of the Awami League-led 14-party grand alliance.” State Minister for LGRD Mashiur Rahman Ranga, also a Jatiya Party lawmaker from Rangpur, said: “The election will be free and fair. “It's not an election of compromise, but a friendly election between Awami League and Jatiya Party,” said Aftab Hossain, secretary of the Rangpur chapter of Sujan, a civil society platform. Besides, only 18-pro BNP ward councillor hopefuls are contesting the elections.Īccording to experts, Rangpur city polls have become a prestige issue for the three major political parties ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held late next year. The election was non-partisan.Īlthough the Jatiya Party mayoral nominee is in a strong position, only 15 pro-JP candidates are running councillor polls.
Jhantu had won the first mayoral polls in Rangpur in 2012, defeating his nearest rival Mostafa by 30,000 votes.
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