Election 2008

Tuku's prospect bright as Nizami's rival in Pabna-1

20 December 2008, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Pabna

Three hundred BNP-Jamaat activists joined Awami League (AL) at an election campaign held on Wednesday at Kashinathpur in Santhia upazila under Pabna-1 constituency which consists of Santhia and party of Bera upazila. AL leaders have claimed that prospect of their party candidate Advocate Samsul Haque Tuku is bright in the constituency where Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami is his rival. This time people want a change there as no development work was done during immediate past 4-party alliance rule, they said. "People in the constituency are not happy with Nizami due to lack of development work during BNP-led alliance rule," said Santhia Pourasabha mayor Mirajul Islam. He, however, said AL leader's victory would not be easy here because Nizami is a strong candidate there. Most of AL leaders said there is no internal feud in the party over nomination. All are now working unitedly for party-nominated candidate, said Bera upazila AL president SM Ameer Ali on Thursday.