The National Citizens Party (NCP) has announced its mayoral candidates for five of the country’s twelve city corporations ahead of the upcoming local government elections. The announcement was made on Sunday night at the party’s central office in Banglamotor, Dhaka, by NCP convener and opposition chief whip in parliament, Nahid Islam.

According to the declaration, Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, the party’s spokesperson, will contest from Dhaka South City Corporation, while Ariful Islam Adib, convener of NCP’s Dhaka North unit, will run for Dhaka North City Corporation. Advocate Tarikul Islam, convener of the party’s National Youth Force, has been nominated for Comilla City Corporation, Advocate Md. Abdur Rahman Afzal for Sylhet City Corporation, and Md. Mobashwer Ali for Rajshahi City Corporation.

During the announcement, Nahid Islam expressed concern about the current Election Commission, questioning whether elections under its supervision would be acceptable.