Rashed Khan, a leader of the Gono Odhikar Parishad, stated that appointing Ishraq Hossain as mayor would bring Dhaka a competent and people-friendly leader. In a statement, he criticized the National Citizens’ Party (NCP) for appointing their own people as administrators in Dhaka North and attempting to do the same in the South. However, the court ruled in Ishraq’s favor following the mass uprising. Despite this, the Ministry of Local Government appears unwilling to let a BNP leader like Ishraq assume office, fearing a shift of power away from the NCP. “Ishraq Hossain is a humble, public-oriented figure,” Khan said. “It is his rightful place.”