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KHULNA CITY CORPORATION ELECTIONS 2018

Election fever grips city

Our Correspondent, Khulna
The Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election contestants including the two heavyweight contenders of the mayoral post - from Awami League and BNP - yesterday continued electioneering to persuade people to vote for them.
The KCC election is scheduled to be held on May 15.
Starting early in the morning, the candidates and their supporters roamed various city streets, distributed leaflets containing their manifestos and exchanged greetings with prospective voters till midnight.
Nazrul Islam Monju, the BNP-nominated mayor aspirant, campaigned in Ward 30 that is inhabited by a large number of voters from Christian and Hindu communities.
Waterlogging is a longstanding problem faced by residents of the ward, located by the Rupsha river.
Monju, accompanied by Central BNP leaders Joynal Abdin Farooque and Barkatullah Bulu, during his campaigning assured the residents that he would resolve the problem if he is voted the mayor of the city.
Shafiqul Alam Mona, president of Khulna district BNP and coordinator of 20-party alliance, also accompanied Monju. The mayor aspirant later held a meeting with journalists at his party office before heading out for campaigning at Wards 19 and 25.
Meanwhile, Awami League-nominated mayor aspirant Talukder Abdul Khaleque yesterday visited various offices as part of his campaigning including the Bangladesh Bank office, Khulna children's hospital, the district council office, district commissioner's office, Khulna registry office and telephone office.
He assured his prospective voters that if elected as the mayor of the city, he would resolve the waterlogging problem in the city by reclaiming the 22 canals from encroachers and by improving drainage system of the city.
Khaleque also assured them of curbing drug abuse, reducing traffic jam and establishing accountability and transparency in the activities of KCC.
He later campaigned in Sonadanga residential area and Shibbari intersection areas.
Rafiqul Islam Khokon, president of Khulna city Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD); advocate Saiful Islam, president of Khulna city AL; and 14-party leaders and activists brought out large processions seeking vote for Khaleque in different areas of the city.
A total of 148 candidates are competing for 31 councillor posts while 39 female candidates for 10 councillor posts reserved for women.