BNP candidate Ariful Haque Choudhury was declared elected mayor of Sylhet yesterday as he defeated his nearest rival Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran of Awami League by 6,196 votes.
The ruling Awami League's mayoral candidates won big in two city corporations and the BNP contender was leading in one in yesterday's battle of ballots, marred by widespread electoral irregularities.
BNP candidate Ariful Haque Choudhury was declared elected mayor of Sylhet yesterday as he defeated his nearest rival Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran of Awami League by 6,196 votes.
The ruling Awami League's mayoral candidates won big in two city corporations and the BNP contender was leading in one in yesterday's battle of ballots, marred by widespread electoral irregularities.