Dhaka, May 27 -- The Local Government Division has said it is awaiting a court decision regarding the swearing-in of Ishraque Hossain as Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), following the latest legal developments surrounding the matter.

In a media release issued on Tuesday, the Legal Wing of the Local Government Division said that, after the dismissal of a writ petition on 22 May by the High Court, the division had been preparing to facilitate the oath-taking ceremony of the mayor-elect.

On 25 May, Ishraque Hossain filed a new writ petition through his lawyer at the High Court, seeking to take oath as mayor.

Besides, on 26 May, another petition, a leave-to-appeal, was submitted to the Appellate Division on behalf of a citizen...