Dhaka: The by-polls to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will be held in last week of February, Election Commission acting Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said on Sunday.

Besides, the elections for the councilor post in the 36 new wards -18 of the DNCC and 18 of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)-will be held on the same day during the end-February.

The EC acting secretary came up with the information while briefing to reporters after a meeting in the city’s Nirbachan Bhaban.

Election schedule will be fixed by mid-January, said the official.

The tenure of the new councilor post would be around two and half years.

The DNCC mayoral post fell vacant with the death of Annisul Huq on November 30 last.