<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Symbols have been allocated among the seven mayoral candidates in Barishal City Corporation election.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Returning Officer Humayun Kabir distributed the symbols at the regional election officer's office at Nathullabad in the city on Friday morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The mayoral candidates have started campaigning with their allocated symbols.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thel candidates and their symbols are: Awami League's Abul Khair Abdullah (boat), Jatiya Party's Iqbal Hossain Taposh (plough), Islami Andolan Bangladesh's Mufti Syed Mohammad Faizul Karim (hand fan), Zaker Party's Mizanur Rahman Bachchu (rose flower), independent candidate Kamrul Ahsan (clock), Asaduzzaman (elephant) and Ali Hossain (deer).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the case of councillor candidates, symbols were allotted through lottery.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, symbols have been distributed to 115 out of 116 vying for the posts of councillors of 30 wards. As there is one candidate in ward-7, no symbol has been allotted.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, 42 women candidates have been given symbols for 10 posts of reserved councillors. Within the stipulated time, the returning officer gave guidance to the candidates before starting the symbol allocation process.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The candidates submitted nomination papers for Barishal City Corporation election by May 16. A total of 2,76,298 people will cast their votes in 894 rooms of 126 polling stations in Barishal City Corporation election on June 12. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>