The newly elected mayors and councillors of Dhaka North, South and Chittagong city corporations will take oaths today.
Local Government Ministry spokesperson Md Mominul Haque told the Dhaka Tribune that the ceremony would begin at 9am at Shapla Hall of the Prime Minister’s Office.
He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to administer oath to the mayors while Local Government Minister Syed Ashraful Islam will do so for the councillors.
The Election Commission published the gazette last Thursday.
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.