Adviser accused of code of conduct violation

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Two mayoral candidates in Khulna have accused Jute and Textiles Adviser Md Anwarul Iqbal of violating electoral code of conduct by reopening a privatised jute mill at Khalishpur as it would directly benefit another mayoral candidate.

The adviser should not have reopened the People’s Jute Mills as he had played the key role in forming the mayor panel for Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and BNP leader Moniruzzaman Moni, also a candidate for the upcoming mayoral poll, was made the acting mayor from the panel, they said at separate press conferences yesterday, reports our staff correspondent in Khulna.

Khulna city Awami League (AL) President Talukder Abdul Khaleque, who is nominated by the AL-led 14-party coalition for KCC mayor, and another candidate AL leader advocate Enayet Ali said the adviser’s announcement of reopening of the mill would draw sympathy of voters in the Khulna industrial belt for Moni.

The two also alleged that Moni himself is violating the electoral code of conduct by performing duties as the acting KCC mayor and campaigning as a mayoral candidate at night using the official car.

Moni must quit the office of acting mayor and hand over charge to another person for the sake of a free and fair election, Khaleque and Enayet said.

Meanwhile, Enayet alleged that Khaleque is also violating the code of conduct by using the name of the AL during his campaign.

Our correspondent in Sylhet reports: Election campaign is yet to get momentum due to inclement weather although campaign using loudspeakers on rickshaws and autorickshaws in favour of almost all mayoral candidates and ward councillors has been going on in full swing since Monday afternoon.

Nagorik Committee members yesterday held mass gathering at the city’s Sobhani Ghat, Chalibandar and Mohajanpatty in favour of detained Sylhet City Corporation Mayor and 14-party nominee Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran.

Former president of district BNP MA Haque brought out a procession from his election campaign office in Sobhani Ghat area and paraded to the central Shaheed Minar.

AL’s rebel candidate Badrul Hossain Babul yesterday held a meeting with the local rickshaw-pullers’ association leaders and requested them to vote for him.

Another candidate Abdul Mukit Khan started campaign through a press conference while AFM Kamal held mass-contact programmes in city’s Ambarkhana and Hawapara areas. Syed Muhibur Rahman held a meeting of workers and Progressive Democratic Party leader Syed Ali Afsar Zahed joined a mass-contact programme at the city’s Bagbari.

Our Barisal correspondent reports that all candidates have been carrying out campaigns by visiting door to door. A few woman candidates are distributing leaflets and multi-coloured visiting cards.

Leaders and workers of the AL and the BNP are holding rallies. A few election camps have also been set up in important parts of the city.

The 14-party combine yesterday formed a 101-member committee named Sammilita Nagorik Parishad to conduct electoral campaign for its nominee and Barisal city AL Convener Shawkat Hossain Hiron.

Our Rajshahi University correspondent reports: Most candidates for the posts of mayor and ward councilors in Rajshahi City Corporation went door-to-door, requesting voters to vote for them. Supporters of the candidates brought out processions in the city and campaigned over loudspeakers.

Six non-political forums and committees have been formed to conduct election campaign: Nagorik Committee for AHM Khairuzzman Liton, Nagorik Parishad for Masudul Haque Dulu, Rajshahi Unnayan Forum for advocate Enamul Haque, Gonotrantrik Oikya Parishad for Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul, Nagorik Mancho for advocate Raihanur Rahman, and Sushil Samaj for Aktaruzzman Bablu.

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