AL-backed Annisul says ‘minor fouls’ committed by councillor aspirants
“Foul is a part of every game. But we’ll have to check whether it is a major foul or a minor one,” Huq of Dhaka North City Corporation told a press conference after the civic voting on Tuesday.
Annisul Huq ahead in Dhaka North
Huq with his ‘table clock’ electoral symbol bagged 442,871 votes until 4:10am on Wednesday, according to the results announced from 1,044 voting centres.
Annisul Huq gets mandate to become first mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation
Former FBCCI chief Huq with his ‘table clock’ electoral symbol bagged 460,117 votes, Returning Officer Shah Alam announced at his office at the capital’s Agargaon at 6:35am on Wednesday.
Actors, actresses campaign for AL-backed Annisul at Gulshan
They also conducted a symbolic cleanliness drive in front of the Shooting Club at Gulshan on Saturday. Actors ATM Shamsuzzaman, Ramendu Majumdar, Piyush Bandopadhyay, Shahidul Alam Sachchu and actresses Tarana Halim, Sharmili Ahmed and Tamalika Karmakar were among those who campaigned for the Awami League-backed candidate.
Dhaka North mayor runner Annisul Huq gets support from businesses
They think Huq, who had headed the top business bodies FBCCI and BGMEA, will be able to make the capital ‘liveable and industry-friendly’, if elected.
AL-endorsed Dhaka North mayor candidate Annisul Huq ‘breaches’ polls code
Monday’s alleged brush with law came a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered ministers to follow polls code after an Election Commission warning.
Annisul Huq promises clean and safe Dhaka
Former FBCCI president Annusul huq released his election manifesto at the capital’s Lotus-Kamal tower in Nikunja on Saturday morning. He has emphasised on six points to make Dhaka a ‘liveable’ city.
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor candidates start campaign
Awami League-backed candidate Annisul Huq hit the campaign trail at Karwan Bazar’s railway slum on Tuesday. Former MP and actress Sarah Begum Kabori’s campaign was limited to her relatives and neighbours at Gulshan.
Annisul Huq – a ‘new fakir on the street’ who would not fall foul of the law
That was Annisul Huq, contestant of the coveted mayoral post of capital Dhaka’s North City Corporation. “I am a new fakir on the street,” Huq, never tired of having a laugh at his own expense, told Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman.
Dhaka North mayor hopeful Annisul Huq owns ‘no’ house, car
But the Awami League-endorsed candidate has declared in the affidavit that his wife, son and daughters have house, apartment and money. A court order has made it legally binding on candidates in local government elections to reveal seven types of information, including their education. There is a provision to make the information public as well.
