Gazipur city polls: Development activities carried out by suspended Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam, his close ties with the local Awami League leaders and activists and the voters' sympathy for him were the main reasons for his mother Zaida Khatun's victory in the mayoral polls, said voters.
In the Gazipur city polls, the most important message that the voters have sent out is that they are aggrieved. The anti-government sentiment is quite evident, which the central leadership of the Awami League did not likely realise.
CEC Kazi Habibul Awal's recent comments on the use of black money in elections in Gazipur, ahead of the five city corporation polls, especially with the 12th parliamentary elections just months away, will certainly not help uphold the Election Commission’s dignity, but question its intention and credibility instead.
The Election Commission today said it is satisfied with the explanation given by the mayoral candidate of the ruling Awami League Azmat Ullah Khan in Gazipur City polls regarding his alleged violation of the electoral code of conduct.