First woman presiding officer appointed for Cumilla city by-polls

Cumilla City Corporation is set to witness a woman presiding officer for the first time in tomorrow's (9 March) city corporation by-polls.

"The officer named Kazi Apoun Tivrani will be officiating at Jangalia Power Development Board High School," said Farhad Hossain, the returning officer of Cumilla City Corporation by-polls.

"As an assistant professor in the English department at Cumilla Victoria Government College, she exemplifies bravery, intelligence, and honesty. We trust she will carry out her duties responsibly," he added.

Tivrani expressed her readiness for the role, saying, "When my name was announced, I thought I had been teaching all my life. What's the harm in doing something different for a day? So when the opportunity came, I took it." 

She added, her focus now is to conduct the election smoothly.