NCC Mayor Ivy Take Oath

Newly elected mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Dr Selina Hayat Ivy, 36 councillors, including nine councillors of reserved seats, took oath at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Wednesday morning, reports media.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered her oath taking ceremony virtually from her official residence Ganobhaban.

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain administered the oath to all elected councillors.

Selina Hayat Ivy was elected mayor of Narayanganj City for the third consecutive term as she defeated her rival by a big margin in the polls held on January 16, 2022.

She beat her biggest opponent, independent candidate Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker, by 66,535 votes in the city corporation polls

Ivy, who contested the election with the symbol of "Boat", secured 1,59,097 votes to win the election against independent candidate Taimur Alam, who bagged 92,166 votes with the symbol of "Elephant".