Election 2008

Face to face with voters in Meherpur

17 December 2008, 18:00 PM

A Correspondent, Meherpur

Four candidates in two constituencies in Meherpur yesterday faced voters at a question-answer session, organised by Shushasenar Jonnya Nagorik (Sujon), a citizen's forum for good governance. Sujon's district president Rabiul Hossain Bagha presided over the session attended by grand alliance candidate Jainal Abedin and 4-party candidate Masud Arun in Meherpur-1, and Islami Andolan's Abul Kalam Kasemi and Bikalpa Dhara candidate Amir Uddin Ahmed in Meherpur-2. Jamaat-e-Islami rebel candidate Samir Uddin in Meherpur-1, grand alliance candidate in Meherpur-2 Makbul Hossain and four-party alliance candidate Amzad Hossain did not attend the programme. Masud Arun kept mum when asked by Freedom Fighter Basir Ahmed asked him why the four-party did not recognise Bangabandhu as father of the nation and whether it would exclude war criminals from cabinet, if voted to power. He said a university would be set up in the district as per the promise of his party chief Khaleda Zia. He begged pardon for his past misdeeds.