EC notifies polls for 4 city corporations

The Election Commission on Monday announced schedules for corporation elections in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet.

As per the announcement, polls to these corporations will be held on June 15.

Nomination papers can be filed until May 12 and scrutiny will take place on May 15-16, while May 26 is the last date for withdrawal of nominations, according to the schedule.

Tenure of the four city corporations will end in September-October. The law stipulates holding elections to elect new representatives within 180 days before the end of tenure.

Last elections to those city corporations were held on Aug 8, 2008.