BNP's Ariful wins Sylhet city mayoral race

BNP mayoral candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury has won the Sylhet city corporation polls. Voting has been held in 2 suspended poll centers in Sylhet.

Ariful Haque Chowdhury beating Awami League candidate Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran by 6,196 votes, according to official results from the Election Commission.

Of 134 polling stations, Ariful bagged 92,588 votes and his nearest rival, Kamran, won 86,392 votes, said Returning Officer Md Alimuzzaman citing official results on Saturday.

Two polling centres in Sylhet had been suspended on allegations of irregularities during the election on Jul 30.