Dhaka, March 27 -- A Dhaka court has declared BNP leader Ishraque Hossain, son of former mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, as the mayor, nullifying the results of the 2020 Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election.

Judge Md Nurul Islam of Dhaka Election Tribunal-15 delivered the judgment after defeated candidate Ishraque filed a lawsuit, seeking cancellation of the "so-called election".

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