BNP nominates Ishraque, Tabith for Dhaka city polls
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the names on Saturday
The BNP has picked Ishraque Hossain - son of former Dhaka City Corporation mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka - to run for the mayoral position of Dhaka South City Corporation.
The party also selected Tabith Awal - a member of its National Executive Committee - to vie for the mayoral position of Dhaka North City Corporation.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the names at the party chief Khaleda Zia's office in Gulshan area on Saturday.
"Their popularity among the young supporters played a role in their nomination," he said.
