SCC election: Arif will announce the decision today`s

Current mayor and BNP central leader Ariful Haque Chowdhury will announce his decision on whether to contest in the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) elections on Saturday afternoon.

He will clarify his position by holding a public meeting at the Sylhet Register Ground. The people of Sylhet are waiting to know whether there will be something dramatic in the announcement of Mayor Arif, who recently faced various complications, or whether he will boycott the vote following the party's decision.

Although BNP did not go to the polls, Arif has kept his candidacy on hold for the past one month. As a result, he will put an end to the speculations about him surrounding the city elections.

For the past few days, Mayor Arif has been raising various complaints against the administration and hinting to withdraw from the election considering the party's decision. However, Mayor Arif incited new speculations in his speech to the worshipers after the Friday prayers at Syedpur Jame Masjid in Ward No. 35 yesterday. Arif said, "I have always been and am with the people of Sylhet. No matter where I am, I will stand by the people of dear Sylhet.

Earlier on April 16, Ariful Haque said that there is a signal about contesting in the election after returning home from the UK and that he will announce it in two to four days. During his visit to the UK, he met the acting chairman of the party, Tariq Rahman, and received the signal. The signal is red, not green; In other words, he asked for a month's time to explain whether to elect. As a result, candidates, voters and common people are waiting for Ariful's announcement at the civic gathering at the registry ground today.

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