Rallies and gatherings with participation of party high-ups are being held every day for Awami League (AL) backed Chittagong Nagorik Committee candidate ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury and ruling BNP-led four-party alliance candidate Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin.

Processions for electoral campaigns keep the city buzzing throughout the day while candidates remain busy in door-to-door mass contact and addressing rallies.

The Nagorik Committee organised a huge gathering of CCC voters of greater Noakhali origin at the city's Muslim Institute hall yesterday to drum up support for Mohiuddin, who is also the incumbent mayor.

AL Joint Secretary General Obaidul Quader was the chief guest at the gathering where AL Organising Secretary Saber Hossain Chowdhury, also the political secretary to the Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, and Bandarban AL leader Bir Bahadur MP were special guests.

Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Badruddin Quamran, AL central leaders Asaduzzaman Noor, Deepankar Talukder of Rangamati and Major General (retd) Subid Ali Bhuiyan joined yesterday's electoral campaign for Mohiuddin in different areas under Purba Bakolia and Uttar Halishahar wards.

The Nagorik Committee, as part of campaign for its candidate Mohiuddin, will organise a public meeting at Laldighi Maidan tomorrow afternoon.

Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain, AL Presidium Member Suranjit Sengupta and JSD leader Moyeenuddin Khan Badal will address the meeting.

On the other hand, the campaign for alliance nominee in the mayoral race of CCC polls Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin is also getting more intensified with ministers and MPs of ruling BNP attending it every day.

To drum up support for Mir Nasir, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman will arrive in Chittagong on a 3-day visit on Friday.

He will attend a public meeting for Mir Nasir at Laldighi Maidan on May 7, the closing day for the electoral campaign.

Barisal City Mayor Majibur Rahman Sarwar joined the electoral campaign for Mir Nasir yesterday.

Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdullah Al Noman and former commerce minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury are conducting campaign for Mir Nasir almost every day while BNP stalwart Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed Bir Bikram also joined them yesterday afternoon.