Staff Reporter :
The Election Commission (EC) will take decision over deployment of the army for the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election after discussions with the law enforcement agencies, said Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz on Saturday.
Replying to a query from the local reporters in Chandpur, where he was on a personal tour, Shah Nawaz said, “We’ll hold a meeting with law enforcement agencies and intelligence on 14 December to discuss security measures for NCC polls scheduled to be held on December 22.
The deployment of army depends on the meeting,” he said.
BNP mayoral candidate advocate Shakhawat Hossain Khan has been demanding army deployment in the election, while ruling AL mayoral contestant Dr Selina Hayat Ivy opined it a decision of the EC.
However, AL and BNP candidates have unofficially started their election campaign, which is set to begin on December 5. The candidates are facing obstacles in the mayoral battle from the leaders within their parties. Both the candidates are trying best to mitigate the gap with local leaders.
On Saturday, AL candidate Ivy met Siddirgoanj Thana Awami League leaders including its President Mujibur Rahman and Secretary Easin Mia. Rahman was himself one of the mayoral candidates of NCC from the ruling party. Ivy is trying to make cordial relations with the party leaders loyal to the local MP Shamim Osman.
There has been a long-standing dispute between Ivy and Shamim Osman who is thought as an influential figure in Narayanganj politics. Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina talked Ivy and Shamim in a meeting at Gana Bhaban to solve the disputes before giving consent to Ivy, but Shamim Osman and his fellows are still not willing to campaign for Ivy, said party insiders. They blamed each other. Shamim Osman said, I am ready to give any assistance to Ivy, but she made no response. The MP said himself prepared for Awami League candidate. But the in fact scenario tells different. Shamim and Ivy are again seen engaged in another conflict over Ivy’s alleged derogatory comments about Shamim Osman’s father AKM Shamsuzzoha, a language movement veteran.
Vice-president of Narayanganj city Awami League Chandon Shil said, we do campaign for Ivy as she is our party candidate. Though we have disputes with Ivy, we will work for her. But it is not fair that Ivy had made derogatory comment about language movement veteran and Liberation War organiser Shamsuzzoha.
However, Ivy declined any derogatory comment about Shamsuzzoha. She alleged that few people are trying to create rivalry between her and party leaders over the issue. Ivy claimed, Narayanganj Awami League is united anytime before and there is no enmity among us.
In last six days, BNP mayoral candidate Sakhawat campaigned several areas of NCC and introduced him as BNP nominated candidate. But Most of the voters do not know him, though he is quite known over sensitive seven-murder case but he is quite unknown face in Narayanganj politics. Most of the voters do not know Sakhawat by his name. When he introduced as BNP mayoral then they recognised him. Sakhawat’s supporters and campaign partners said that he was compelled to move alone as most of the BNP leaders do not join with him. ATM Kamal, General Secretary of city BNP, said: We are working for Sakhawat forgetting any disputes. Sakhawat hoped every BNP leaders and activists would work for him.
The Election Commission (EC) will take decision over deployment of the army for the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election after discussions with the law enforcement agencies, said Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz on Saturday.
Replying to a query from the local reporters in Chandpur, where he was on a personal tour, Shah Nawaz said, “We’ll hold a meeting with law enforcement agencies and intelligence on 14 December to discuss security measures for NCC polls scheduled to be held on December 22.
The deployment of army depends on the meeting,” he said.
BNP mayoral candidate advocate Shakhawat Hossain Khan has been demanding army deployment in the election, while ruling AL mayoral contestant Dr Selina Hayat Ivy opined it a decision of the EC.
However, AL and BNP candidates have unofficially started their election campaign, which is set to begin on December 5. The candidates are facing obstacles in the mayoral battle from the leaders within their parties. Both the candidates are trying best to mitigate the gap with local leaders.
On Saturday, AL candidate Ivy met Siddirgoanj Thana Awami League leaders including its President Mujibur Rahman and Secretary Easin Mia. Rahman was himself one of the mayoral candidates of NCC from the ruling party. Ivy is trying to make cordial relations with the party leaders loyal to the local MP Shamim Osman.
There has been a long-standing dispute between Ivy and Shamim Osman who is thought as an influential figure in Narayanganj politics. Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina talked Ivy and Shamim in a meeting at Gana Bhaban to solve the disputes before giving consent to Ivy, but Shamim Osman and his fellows are still not willing to campaign for Ivy, said party insiders. They blamed each other. Shamim Osman said, I am ready to give any assistance to Ivy, but she made no response. The MP said himself prepared for Awami League candidate. But the in fact scenario tells different. Shamim and Ivy are again seen engaged in another conflict over Ivy’s alleged derogatory comments about Shamim Osman’s father AKM Shamsuzzoha, a language movement veteran.
Vice-president of Narayanganj city Awami League Chandon Shil said, we do campaign for Ivy as she is our party candidate. Though we have disputes with Ivy, we will work for her. But it is not fair that Ivy had made derogatory comment about language movement veteran and Liberation War organiser Shamsuzzoha.
However, Ivy declined any derogatory comment about Shamsuzzoha. She alleged that few people are trying to create rivalry between her and party leaders over the issue. Ivy claimed, Narayanganj Awami League is united anytime before and there is no enmity among us.
In last six days, BNP mayoral candidate Sakhawat campaigned several areas of NCC and introduced him as BNP nominated candidate. But Most of the voters do not know him, though he is quite known over sensitive seven-murder case but he is quite unknown face in Narayanganj politics. Most of the voters do not know Sakhawat by his name. When he introduced as BNP mayoral then they recognised him. Sakhawat’s supporters and campaign partners said that he was compelled to move alone as most of the BNP leaders do not join with him. ATM Kamal, General Secretary of city BNP, said: We are working for Sakhawat forgetting any disputes. Sakhawat hoped every BNP leaders and activists would work for him.
