Staff Correspondent:
Dhaka, Sept-11,
Dr Pran Gopal Dutta has
got the Awami League (AL) nomination for Comilla-7 parliamentary bypoll slated
for October 7. The seat fell vacant following the death of Prof Ali Ashraf.
As per schedule, the
deadline for the submission of nominations is September 13, while the date for
the scrutiny of nomination papers is September 14 and the last date for the
withdrawal of candidature is September 19.
The decision to field
Dr Pran was taken at the joint meeting of AL parliamentary nomination board and
AL nomination board for local government election.
AL president and Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting held at her official residence
Gonobhaban.
The ruling party also
picked its candidates for contesting the by-elections in nine upazila parishads
and bypoll in Godagari municipality in Rajshahi and Dhaka South City
Corporation wards.
The Awami League
chairman aspirants for the bypolls in nine upazilas are -- Mostafa Farid Ahmed
Chowdhury for Sadar upazila in Jashore district, Nzma Sarwar for Kachua upazila
in Bagerhat district, Mohammad Shamsul Alam Bhuiya for Sonargaon upazila in
Narayanganj district, Aftab Uddin Bhuiya for Sadar upazila in Narsingdi
district, Rakibul Hasan Shibli for Bajitpur upazila in Kishoreganj, Rabbani
Zabbar for Khaliajuri upazila in Netrakona district, Vanu Lal Roy for Srimangal
upazila in Moulvibazar district, Nasrin Zahan Chowdhury for Shahrasti upazila
in Chandpur district, and Sushen Chandra Sheel for Sadar upazila in Feni
district.
Meanwhile, the ruling
party has announced its aspirants for contesting by-elections in two
municipalities. The aspirants are Ayez Uddin Biswas for the Godagari
municipality of Rajshahi division, and Mohammad Ziaul Haque of No 73 ward of
Dhaka South City Corporation.
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