Elections to five city corporations -- Gazipur, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal and Khulna -- will be held by September next, Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said on Sunday.
“The commission has discussed about holding elections in Gazipur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet and Barishal. We will try to hold the elections within September next,” he said while replying to reporters at his office at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city’s Agargaon.
Asked whether the polls in five cities will be held on the same day, the election commissioner said the elections in five cities can be held in two days or three days.
He said the commission is yet to discuss the schedule of Gazipur City Corporation but it is eager to hold the election within June next.
Replying to another question on using CCTV cameras in city elections, he said it will depend on the budget.
“We will seek budgetary allocation. If we get an allocation, we will use CCTV cameras. But we have the eagerness to use EVMs,” he said.
