Mayors, councillors of Dhaka and Chittagong take oath

The mayors and councillors of Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations, elected in the Apr 28 polls, have taken their oath.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 6 May 2015, 05:14 AM
Updated : 6 May 2015, 06:49 AM

The swearing-in ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Prime Minister’s Office.

Local Government Minister Syed Ashraful Islam administered the oath to the councillors while Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina swore in the mayors of the three city corporations — Dhaka North, South and Chittagong.

The ceremony was moderated by local government ministry’s acting Secretary Abdul Malek.

Cabinet members, MPs, members of the mayors’ families attended the ceremony among others.

On Thursday, the Election Commission published the gazette notification of the results of the polls.

The Apr 28 polls elected 36 councillors and 12 woman councillors in Dhaka North; 57 councillors and 19 woman councillors in Dhaka South; 41 councillors and 14 woman councillors in Chittagong and three mayors for the city corporations.