Election 2008

AL striving for big win in Bagerhat-1 battle

Hasina to face BNP rival

26 December 2008, 18:00 PM

Quazi Amanullah, Khulna

Bagerhat-1 has been a prestige issue for Awami League as Sheikh Hasina is running from there in December 29 Parliamentary elections. Sheikh Hasina's contesting in Bagerhat polls battle has made it a point for Awami Leaguers to take her to victory stand. Leaders and workers of the party and its front organisations are toiling hard in all nook and corners of Bagerhat-1 to seek votes for Sheikh Hasina. Awami League is confident that Sheikh Hasina will win the seat with huge margin. Sheikh Hasina's victory in the upcoming election from Bagerhat-1 (Fakirhat-Mollahat-Chitalmari) seat is matter of prestige for Awami League, said Bagerhat district AL president Dr Mozammel Hossain. "What we want now is to ensure her victory with a huge margin," he further said. Sheikh Hasina's main rival here is Advocate Sheikh Wahiduzzaman Dipu, Joint Secretary of Bagerhat district BNP. Her cousin Sheikh Helal won this seat in 2001 Parliamentary elections defeating his BNP rival Sheikh Mujibar Rahman. The former Prime Minister filed nomination paper from this constituency to run in the upcoming Parliamentary elections in place of Sheikh Helal as he has been absconding since 1/11 political changeover in the country. She will win a landslide victory polling highest number of votes from all the three upazilas under Bagerhat-1 constituency, said General Secretary of Bagerhat district Awami League Kamruzzaman Tuku.