Shariatpur-3 Poll
Nahim of AL, Muhitul of BNP submit nominations
Nahim Razzaq of Awami League and Muhitul Goni of BNP yesterday submitted their nomination papers to contest the Shariatpur-3 by-polls slated for March 15.
Nahim who got AL ticket filed his nomination to Damudda Upazila Nirbahi Officer Monirul Islam at about 11am while Muhitul Goni to Goshairhat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mujibur Rahman at about 12 noon under the banner of Nagorik Samaj.
This will be the first election under the newly formed Election Commission.
On Sunday, Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) nominated Nahim, son of late MP and veteran party leader Abdur Razzak, as the AL candidate to contest the election.
As the main opposition BNP did not make its position clear about the direct participation in the polls, no candidate filed nomination with its ticket till 4pm yesterday, the last date for submission of nomination.
The parliamentary seat fell vacant after the death of AL lawmaker Razzak. He died in London on December 23 last year.
Earlier, on February 1, the Election Commission announced the by-polls schedule.
Late Awami League candidate Abdur Razzak had defeated BNP hopeful KM Hemayet Ullah Aurangajeb in the December 29 general election with a big margin.
Razzak had bagged 1,029,252 votes while Aurangajeb polled 52,672.
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