Awami League-backed mayoral aspirant for Dhaka South City Corporation Sayeed Khokon was fined Tk7,000 for breaching the polls code of conduct.
Election Commission Director (Public Relation) SM Asaduzzaman yesterday said a total of 15 aspirants for Dhaka South, Dhaka North and Chittagong were fined by a mobile court of the EC for breaching the polls code.
Responding to questions, he said Khokon was fined as his motorcade campaign hampered traffic movement in the city.
Meanwhile, Sayeed Khokon yesterday brushed aside the need for army deployment in the city corporation polls.
Khokon believes that police are strong enough to tackle election related problems.
He made the statement while campaigning in Old Dhaka along with his family members.
His mother Fatema Hanif and wife Farhana Sayeed joined Khokon in his canvass.
Former Awami League lawmaker of Lalbagh Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin and other party leaders also joined the campaign.
But Just a day after BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s motorcade came under attack on Monday evening the Election Commission announced that it would deploy the army during the three city corporation polls.
“As no major incidents have so far taken place, I think army deployment is unnecessary,” Mohiuddin told journalists while campaigning in wards 22 and 23 of his electoral jurisdiction.
Replying to a question about the attack on Khaleda, the ruling party-backed candidate said: “It is between Khaleda Zia and the miscreants who attacked her motorcade.”
