Dhaka, April 28 -- More than five years after the election, the Election Commission (EC) has officially declared BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as the new mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), following a court ruling.

The EC issued a gazette notification on Sunday appointing him as mayor, Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed confirmed.

This announcement comes after the commission received advice from the Law Ministry.

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Akhtar Ahmed further mentioned that a copy of the gazette will be sent to the Local Government Department for further action, including organizing the swearing-in ceremony for the newly appointed mayor.

Earlier, on March 27, Dhaka's first joint d...