Ishraque Hossain has expressed his intention to contest the upcoming Dhaka South City Corporation election.

In a Facebook post today, he wrote, “In sha Allah, I will contest the city election from Dhaka South.”

Ishraque, the MP from Dhaka-6, has been appointed as the state minister for Liberation War Affairs in the new government.

The Election Commission, however, has not yet announced an official schedule for the city corporation polls.