I will take oath if party gives decision: Ishraque 

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has said he will take oath as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) if his party gives such a decision.

Ishraque Hossain said this in his first reaction after being declared mayor of DSCC by the court on Thursday.

Ishraque, who contested in the DSCC mayoral election in 2020 with the paddy sheaf symbol, said “Whether I will take oath as mayor or not is a party matter”.

A Dhaka court declared BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as mayor of DSCC, cancelling the result of 2020 DSCC election. 

Dhaka First Joint District Judge and Election Tribunal Judge Md Nurul Islam handed down the verdict. 
Ishraque was present at the court during the announcement of the verdict. 

Mayoral candidate Ishraque filed a case on March 3, 2020, seeking the cancellation of DSCC election and its results on charges of irregularity and corruption. 

At the same time, the court declared the election of former mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh with the boat symbol illegal. The court also ruled that the gazette published by the government as Taposh’s elected mayor was invalid.