রবিবার, ২০ এপ্রিল ২০২৫, ০৬:১০ পূর্বাহ্ন
Gazipur City Corporation’s newly elected Mayor Zayeda Khatun, mother of former mayor Zahangir Alam, who clinched victory in the mayoral race, on Friday said she would repay the debt of Gazipur people by working for them.
“I want to complete the works that my son started when he was mayor,” she told journalists at her residence in Chandana following the announcement of the election results.
He also said that she contested the election to demonstrate her son’s honesty and counter the notion of his removal through conspiracy.
“By securing victory in the election, the truth has been revealed, and along with me, the people of Gazipur have also emerged victorious,” she added.
She expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and acknowledged the proper conduct of the voting process saying, “The people of Gazipur voted for me, and I am indebted to them. My son will be by my side, and together, we will complete his unfinished tasks.”
When asked if she would seek advice from her rival candidate Azmat Ullah Khan, Zayeda Khatun responded: “If necessary, I will involve him. I cannot work alone. I will work with everyone’s advice and cooperation.”
Zahangir Alam expressed his commitment to working with his mother as she assumes the role of mayor.
Zahangir also expressed his intention to collaborate with Azmat Ullah Khan, addressing him as an elder brother. He emphasised his vision of transforming Gazipur into a beautiful, modern city, working in unison with the elected candidates, local leaders and activists.
This photo taken on May 23, 2023 shows independent candidate Zayeda Khatun and her son and suspended Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam show victory signs to supporters during a meeting at their home. Zayeda Khatun has been elected Gazipur city mayor in Thursday’s Gazipur City Corporation Elections. — New Age photo.
Independent candidate and suspended mayor Zahangir Alam’s mother, Zayeda Khatun, has been elected Gazipur City Corporation mayor.
Zayeda with ‘table clock’ symbol bagged 2,38,934 votes while her nearest rival and ruling Awami League candidate Md Azmat Ullah Khan with the ‘boat’ symbol got 2,22,737 votes in all the 480 polling centres.
Returning officer Md Faridul Alam made the announcement of the unofficial results of the Gazipur City Corporation Elections 2023 at the ‘result collection and serving centre’ set at the Bangataj Hall in Gazipur city at about 1:30am on Friday.
He said that 48.75 per cent of total voters, or 5,75,050 voters, out of the total number of 11,79,476 voters, exercised their voting rights in the elections.
Zayeda is the first female mayor and the third mayor of Gazipur City Corporation.
