Election Commission Secretary Sirazul Islam has said candidates participating in the municipality polls can only use symbols during the campaign after the symbols are allocated to them on December 14.
He made the statement at a press briefing held in the Election Commission on Wednesday afternoon.
He said: “Even though the campaign has formally started from today but the candidates can only use a symbol for it once it is formally allocated to them on December 14.
Answering to a query about the independent candidate, he said: “The candidates of Awami League and BNP are already known to the people because of their party but this would not hamper the campaign of the independent candidates as they have an identity of their own.”
Talking about involvement of some MP's in the campaign, Sirazul said: “we have already show caused some of the MPs for participating in the campaign. Two of them have accepted that their was a violation of law and assured not to repeat such things again.”
As per the election code of conduct, the electioneering in favour of any candidate cannot be launched three weeks before the election date.
Some 22 registered political parties have joined the election race fielding a total of 711 candidates for mayoral posts.