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Elections to Gazipur and Khulna city corporations will be held on May 15.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Saturday announced the election schedules for the two city corporations at a press conference at the Election Commission (EC) in the city's Agargaon.

According to the election schedules, the deadline for the submission of nomination papers in the both the city corporations is April 12, while the dates for scrutinising are April 15 and 16, and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is April 23.

Dhaka Regional Election Officer Rakibuddin Mandol has been made the returning officer for Gazipur City Corporation election while Khulna Regional Election Officer Md Yunus Ali for Khulna City Corporation election.