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Atiqul pledges 48,000 LED streetlights for women’s security
Atiqul Islam has pledged to brighten the streets under Dhaka North City Corporation with LED lights for women’s security if he is re-elected mayor.
Published : 11 Jan 2020, 06:02 PM
Updated : 11 Jan 2020, 06:02 PM
The Awami League candidate made the pledge to set up as many as 48,000 LED streetlights during his campaign on Saturday after a Dhaka University student was raped in a dark place behind roadside bushes last week.
He started the day’s campaign by offering prayers at the shrine of Hazrat Shah Ali in Mirpur around 12:30pm.
MPs Aslamul Haque and Sadek Khan were with him initially but they left after sometime.
Asked if their presence was a breach of the electoral code of conduct, Islam told reporters, “They did not join the campaign.”
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