The electoral campaign in the two city corporations-- Rajshahi City Corporation (KCC) and Sylhet City Corporation (SCC)-- is ending formally tonight (Monday).
No candidate will be allowed to continue campaign after midnight as the polls in the two cities are scheduled to be held on Wednesday (June 21).
However, the outsiders who are not voters of the two city corporations were asked to leave the election areas.
With only two days left for the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) polls, mayoral and councilor candidates for RCC and SCC polls are passing busy time in the eleventh-hour campaign.
Candidates and their supporters rushed to the doorsteps of voters with a pledge of promise.
Waterlogging has become a common problem for Sylhet city dwellers. So, the issue of waterlogging topped among discussions ahead of the city election. Against this backdrop, the candidates promised to build a waterlogging-free Sylhet city if elected.
Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, the Awami League nominated mayoral candidate for Sylhet City Corporation elections, and Nazrul Islam Babul, the Jatiya Party nominated candidate in Sylhet city polls, have emerged as the leading candidates.
Sylhet city has been covered with posters showcasing these candidates, and their parties’ leaders and activists are campaigning and distributing leaflets filled with promises.
Alongside the Awami League and Jatiya Party candidates, the remaining candidates- Islami Andolon Bangladesh nominee Mahmudul Hasan, Jahirul Alam of Jaker Party and independent candidates Salah Uddin Rimon, Abdul Hanif Kutu, Shah Jahan Miah, and Mostaque Ahmed Rouf Mostafa. The candidates are inactive in the field of competition.
Awami League candidate Anwaruzzman Chowdhury has pledged to address the city’s water logging issue, build a dam to defend the city, dredge the Surma, dedicate a power plant for Sylhet city, and other issues.
He also promised to develop a 100-year master plan so that the city never faces unplanned urbanisation ever.
Jatiya Party candidate Nazrul Islam Babul also promised development works based on a master plan. Besides, he pledged to address issues like waterlogging, efficient waste management, more open playgrounds, city beautification, and mosquito elimination.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission is passing busy times preparing for the polls and training people on how to cast votes in EVMs.
The last election of Sylhet City Corporation was held on July 30 in 2018. The first meeting of the elected corporation was held on November 7 of the same year. The countdown to the next general election began on May 6.
The total number of general wards in the Sylhet city of an area of 79.50 square kilometers is 42. And a total of 56 councilor posts including 14 more in reserved seats will be voted on. Besides, seven people are competing for the post of mayor, including four party members.
