RAJSHAHI, July 11, 2018 (BSS)-Soon after getting their respective election
symbols on Tuesday noon, the candidates for both mayoral and general
councilor posts in the upcoming Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) polls have
launched hectic campaign to attract voters’ attention.
Within a gap of only few hours, several parts of the city got a new look
with huge posters, banners and festoons.
Workers and activists of the candidates were seen very much busy hanging
posters and opening election offices throughout the city. A total of 217
candidates have remained in race of the upcoming RCC election scheduled to be
held on July 30.
Of them, five for mayor, 160 for general councilors and 52 for reserved
seats for women councilors.
Election officials published the list of candidates on Monday afternoon
which was the deadline for withdrawal of candidature. Subsequently, the
returning officer allocated election symbol to the candidates on Tuesday.
Assistant Returning Officer Atiar Rahman said AHM Khairuzzaman Liton
(Boat), Musaddique Hossain Bulbul (Paddy Sheaf), Habibur Rahman (Jackfruit),
Shafiqul Islam (Hand fan) and Advocate Murad Murshed (Elephant) are the
mayoral candidates.
Meanwhile, Awami League nominee mayoral candidate AHM Khairuzzaman Liton
announced his election manifesto, promising to generate employment
opportunities for one lakh unemployed people if he was elected.
He announced the 14-point election manifesto at a press conference at the
party’s city unit office here Tuesday noon.
In the manifesto, he put emphasis on creating of employment and accelerating
of education and healthcare services to build Rajshahi as a mega city.
Assistant Returning Officer Atiar Rahman said there are 3,18,138 voters
including 1,62,053 female voters who will exercise their right of franchise
at 138 centers to elect one mayor, 30 general councilors and 10 women
councilors in reserved seats in the upcoming election.
Rahman added that all preparations were taken for holding the election on
July 30 peacefully and successfully.