Election 2008

Feud dims AL prospects in Satkhira-3

18 December 2008, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Satkhira

Internal rivalry between two factions of Assassuni upazila Awami League (AL) may dim the prospect of AL candidate in Satkhira-3 in the upcoming national election. If the rift between the two factions is not mended, it will be hard for AL-led grand alliance to regain the seat from Jamaat, front ranking district AL leader Firoz Ahmed said. Jamaat has fielded Maulana Riasat Ali in the seat. Assassuni upazila AL president former lawmaker Dr Mokhlesur Rahman and general secretary Shahidul Islam Pintu are leading one faction. The other is led by district AL industry secretary ABM Mustakim. Bangladesh Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad president and district AL senior vice-president Dr. AFM Ruhul Haque is the AL nominee. Maulana Riasat Ali won the seat by defeating AL leader Dr. Mokhlesur Rahman by a small margin of about 11000 votes in 2001 election.