Muktijoddha Sangsad polls today

25 June 2010, 18:00 PM

Bss, Dhaka

Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad, a platform of the freedom fighters of the War of Liberation in 1971, goes to election today. It will be the first time after independence that the grassroots level freedom fighters will elect their representatives. The last central committee of the Sangsad was constituted in 2001 with Muktijoddha Sangsad councillors as voters. A total of 1, 62,355 voters will exercise their franchise at 481 centres across the country, said joint secretary of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs M Jakir Hossain. He said the voters would elect 41-member central command council, 17-member district command council and 11-member upazila command council. All preparations have been completed for fair and free election. Three panels -- Ahad-Mohiuddin panel, Gama-Salauddin panel and Helal-Matin panel -- will contest the election. Some independent candidates are also contesting for different posts. A total of 216 candidates are contesting for 41 posts, of which 10 are for the post of chairman, 37 for six vice-chairmen posts and 15 for the posts of three secretaries general.