The newly elected mayor of the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), Dr Selina Hayat Ivy, and 36 councillors, including nine councillors of reserved seats, were sworn in on Wednesday.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined it from her official residence Ganabhaban.
Sheikh Hasina administered oath to Mayor Ivy, while LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam administered oath to 36 councillors being present in-person at the ceremony.
Awami League candidate Selina Hayat Ivy was elected mayor of the NCC for the third consecutive term in the election held on January 16. She beat her nearest rival Taimur Alam Khandakar by 66,535 votes.
Ivy, who contested the election with the symbol of "boat", secured 159,097 votes to win the election against independent candidate Taimur, who bagged 92,166 votes with the symbol of “elephant".
