Awami League candidate Atiqul Islam has called on all the voters to come to polling stations ignoring the rains and exercise their franchise in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral by-election.
He made the call while talking to reporters after casting his vote at Nawab Habibullah Model School and College centre in Uttara at around 9:15 am on Thursday.
Atiqul also expressed hopes of winning this election and working for the development of the people.
A total of five candidates are running in the fray to succeed former DNCC mayor Anisul Huq, after whose death on November 30, 2017 the mayoral post in the North fell vacant.
Of them, Atiqul, also a former president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), is leading the race.
More than 3.0 million voters are expected to exercise their franchise in this mayoral by-polls.
