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Gazipur city polls: Nomination paper of suspended mayor Jahangir Alam voided

  • Sun Online Desk
  • 30th April, 2023 11:31:41 AM
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Gazipur city polls: Nomination paper of suspended mayor Jahangir Alam voided

Nomination paper of suspended mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Mohammad Jahangir Alam for contest in the upcoming polls has been scrapped.

Returning officer Md Faridul Islam scrapped nomination paper of Jahangir Alam for bankruptcy.

He tried to appear as an independent candidate for mayoral post against Awami League candidate Azmat Ullah Khan, president of Gazipur city AL.

Apart from Jahangir Alam, his mother Zaida Khatun also submitted nomination paper for the contest.

The election to Gazipur city is scheduled to be held on May 25.

Sworn in as GCC mayor on July 27, 2018, Jahangir got expelled from Awami League on November 19, 2021 following a controversial video.

Later, on November 25, he was suspended as GCC mayor post.