Taimur fears "external" and "police torture" across the city, before the election

Independent mayoral candidate Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker has expressed concern over police harassment of outsiders and their leaders and activists across the city ahead of the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) elections.

Taimur made the remarks at a news conference at his residence in the Masdai area of the city on Friday night (January 14th).

He complained that every school has a digital system in the polling station. The administration is instructing to remove the CCTV cameras. They are trying to take away these CCTV cameras so that they can conduct police torture.

He also demanded that CCTV cameras not be removed from the centers.

The independent mayoral candidate said that the influx of outsiders is increasing across the city before the election. They have no work on Election Day. Therefore, he demanded that steps be taken to prevent outsiders from staying in Narayanganj during the polls.

Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker said, "I am not getting justice. Now at night leaders and activists of different levels of Narayanganj have come to my house with various complaints.

"I am drawing the attention of the prime minister," he added. There is a girl whose father was shot while trying to save me. The girl's husband has been arrested. A boy named Swapan was taken away. Police raided the home of Joseph, a leader of the Metropolitan Juba Dal.

Regarding the influence of the ruling party around the vote, Taimur said that different areas have been divided among the MPs. The responsibility of ward no. 3 has been given to the minister of Rupganj. They will make an impact there. Thus the whole city is being filled with outsiders. These outsiders have no job on Election Day. They should not be able to move freely on Election Day. That is why I am drawing the attention of Hon'ble Prime Minister.

Voting for the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election will be held next Sunday (January 16). Taimur's main rival in the election is incumbent mayoral candidate Selina Hayat Ivy.