Court declares BNP’s Ishraq Hossain winner of 2020 Dhaka South polls

Election tribunal overturns previous result, awards victory to BNP candidate

Staff Correspondent

Publisted at 3:10 PM, Thu Mar 27th, 2025

The Election Tribunal has declared BNP candidate Ishraq Hossain as the rightful winner of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election, held on 1 February 2020.

The ruling was delivered on Thursday (27 March) by Dhaka’s First Joint District Judge Md Nurul Islam, who presided over the tribunal.

This decision overturns the previously declared result, marking a significant legal victory for the BNP-backed candidate.

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