SCC elections : Awami League calls emergency meeting

Metropolitan Awami League has called an emergency meeting ahead of Sylhet City Corporation elections. The meeting will be held at Hotel Gulshan in Taltala area of the city tomorrow Thursday at seven o'clock in the evening.

This information was informed in a press release signed by Metropolitan Awami League office secretary Khondkar Mohsin Kamran at around seven o'clock yesterday evening.

It is said in the circular that the president of Metropolitan Awami League Masuk Uddin Ahmed and General Secretary Md have requested all concerned to attend the meeting on time. Zakir Hossain.

Earlier on April 15, joint general secretary of United Kingdom Awami League got party nomination for the post of mayor. Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury. In Sylhet City, there were 11 candidates including Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury.

A source of the metropolitan Awami League said that this emergency meeting has been called to decide on general matters including the conduct of the election on behalf of the mayoral candidate of the Awami League.

According to the decision announced by the Election Commission (EC), the Sylhet City Corporation elections will be held on June 21 through EVMs. Nomination papers can be submitted till May 23. May 25 is the last day for selection of nomination papers and June 1 for withdrawal of nomination papers.

Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, who got the nomination of Awami League in the city elections, told Prothom Alo that the decision will be taken on all matters including the conduct of elections, ward-based campaigns. Awami League candidate did not win here in the last two elections. The party leaders are working together to ensure the victory of the party candidate. Earlier the party was not so united and organized.

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