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Published : 29 Apr 2015, 08:25 PM
A candidate won a councillor post that was reserved for women in Chittagong with the support of the BNP’s closest ally, the Jamaat-e-Islami.
The BNP-backed candidates also won in two other wards reserved for women.
Results in all 41 wards for general councillors have been declared.
In these wards, 36 ruling Awami League-backed candidates have won.
A contestant with no support from any political party also won a councillor post reserved for women.
Of the 14 councillor posts reserved for women in Chittagong, Awami League-backed candidates won 10, BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami-endorsed candidates three seats and a candidate with no party backing won one seat.
Voting was held in the two city corporations in Dhaka and another in Chittagong on Tuesday.
In Chittagong, the winning BNP-backed candidates are Mohammad Ajam of ward-5 in Mohra (9,392 votes), AKM Zafrul Islam of ward-17 in West Baklia (10,572), Easin Chowdhury Asu of ward-19 at South Baklia (5,657), Mohammad Ismail Bali of ward-34 at Patharghata (5,233) and Mohammad Abul Hashem of ward-26 at North Halishahar (7,318 votes).
Jamaat-backed Mosammat Farzana Parvin (33,105 votes) of ward-6 won the councillor seat reserved for women.
Awami League-backed winners of general councillor posts are Toufique Ahmad Chowdhury of ward-1 at South Pahartali (9,666 votes), Mohammad Shahed Iqbal Babu of ward-2 at Jalalabad (8,652), Kafil Uddin Khan of ward-3 at Panchlaish (8,451), Mohammad Saifuddin Khaled of ward-4 at Chandgaon (12,487), M Ashraful Alam of ward-6 at East Sholoshahar (7,668), Mobabar Ali of ward-7 at West Sholoshahar (17,102), Morshedul Alam of ward-8 at Shulkabahar (10,345), Morshed Akter Chowdhury of ward-11 at South Kattali (13,747), Saber Ahmed of ward-12 at Saraiparha (9,636) F Kabir Ahmed Manik of ward-14 at Lalkhan Bazar (9,227) and Gias Uddin of ward-15 at Bagmoniram (15,711).
The other ruling party-endorsed general councillor post winners are Syed Golam Haider Mintu of ward-16 at Chawk Bazar (6,909), Mohammad Harun-ur-Rashid of ward-18 at East Baklia (9,781), Chowdhury Hasan Mahmud Hasni of ward-20 at Dewan Bazar (7,543). Shoibal Das Sumon of ward-21 at Jamalkhan (6,687), Salimullah Bachchu of ward-22 at Enayet Bazar (6,596) and Mohammad Jabed of ward-23 at Patanthuli (8,690).
Nazmul Haque Dew of ward-24 at North Agrabad (13,681 votes), Mohammad Abdul Kader of ward-28 at Patanthuli (10,141), Golam Mohammad Zobayer of ward-29 at West Madarbarhi (6,622), Mazharul Islam Chowdhury of ward-30 at East Madarbarhi (3,689), Tarek Solaiman Selim of ward-31 at Alkaran (7,543), Jahar Lal Hazari of ward-32 at Andarkilla (10,070), Hasan Murad Biplob of ward-33 at Firingi Bazar (4,746), Hajji Nurul Haque of ward-35 at Bokshirhat (3,867), Mohammad Habibul Haque of ward-36 at Gosaildanga (5,168), Ziaul Haque Sumon of ward-39 at South Halishahar (24,984), Hajji Mohammad Zainal Abedin of ward-40 (13,751) and Saleh Ahmed Chowdhury of ward-41 at South Patenga (11,546 votes) are also Awami League-endorsed councillor posts winners.
Councillor candidates HM Sohel of ward-27 at South Agrabad (10,782), Mazharul Islam of ward-30 (3,869), Mohammad Shafiul Alam of ward-37 at Mid-North Halishahar (3,979) and Golam Mohammad Chowdhury of ward-38 at Mid-South Halishahar (18,997) also won with the backing of the ruling party.
In the wards reserved for women, Awami League-backed Syeda Kashfia Nahrin Disha of ward-1 (36,671 votes), Zobaira Nargis Khan of ward-2 (24,022), Jasmine Parvin Jessy of ward-3 (19,313), Abida Azad of ward-4 (22,104), Anjuman Ara Begum of ward-7 (14,648), Nilu Nag of ward-8 (18,725), Farhana Jabed of ward-9 (42,845), Afroza Kalam of ward-12 (41,551), Lutfunnesa Dovash Baby of ward-13 (19,854 votes) and Shahnur Begum of ward-14 (58,722) won.
Besides, Monoara Begum Moni of ward-5 (29,802) and Jesmina Khanam of ward-10 (22,370) won the councillor posts of the wards reserved for women with BNP support.
In the ward-11 reserved for women, Ferdousi Akbar (12,177), contesting without political support, won.
