Election Fever
Pirojpur: Malek lone mayor candidate as rival backs out
Habibur Rahman Malek is the lone mayor candidate in Pirojpur municipality election as his rival Akhteruzzaman Manik has withdrawn his nomination, reports UNB.
Malek will be unofficially declared elected unopposed today, the last day for withdrawal of candidature.
Akhteruzzaman, district Jubo League organising secretary, withdrew his candidature in favour of Malek, brother of Awami League lawmaker Abdul Awal MP.
Nomination paper of BNP candidate for the mayoral post was rejected in the scrutiny.
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