The newly-elected mayors and councillors of Dhaka North, South and Chittagong city corporations have taken their oaths at Shapla Hall of the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday morning.
The oath-taking ceremony began around 10am.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oaths to the mayors while Local Government Minister Syed Ashraful Islam did so for the councillors.
Ruling Awami League led 14-party backed mayoral aspirants Annisul Huq, Sayeed Khokon, and AJM Nasir Uddin won in Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong city corporations respectively on April 28.
On April 30, the Election Commission officially declared Annisul Huq, Sayeed Khokon and AJM Nasir as elected mayors of DNCC, DSCC and CCC respectively by publishing gazettes.
Besides, 131 general councillors and 45 female councilors from reserved seats of the three city corporations were declared officially elected.