DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) announced the names of its candidates for the district council polls to be held on December 28.
The names were declared after an AL Local Government Nomination Board meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban in city on November 25.
The candidates in Dhaka division include Fazlur Rahman Faruk (Tangail), Golam Mohiuddin (Manikganj), Mahbubur Rahman (Dhaka), Alhaj Md Mohiuddin (Munshiganj), Akhtaruzzaman (Gazipur), Advocate Md Asaduzzaman (Narsingdi), Md Zillur Rahman (Kishoreganj), Lokman Hossain Mridha (Faridpur), Fakir Abdul Jabbar (Rajbari), Miajuddin Khan (Madaripur), Sabedur Rahman Khoka Shikdar (Shariatpur), Chowdhury Emdadul Haque (Gopalganj) and Alhaj Anwar Hossain (Narayanganj).
The candidates in Chittagong division are Md Abdus Salam (Chittagong), Dr ABM Zafar Ullah (Noakhali), Moshtaque Ahmed Chowdhury (Cox's Bazar), Syed AKM Emdadul Bari (Brahmmanbaria), Md Shamsul Islam (Lakkhipur), Abu Taher (Comilla), Aziz Ahmed (Feni) and M Abu Osman Chowdhury (Chandpur).
The candidates in Khulna division will be Sheikh Qamruzzaman Tuku (Bagerhat), Shah Hadiuzzaman (Jessore), Hazi Rabiul Islam (Kushtia), Munsur Ahmed (Satkhira), Advocate Md Miazan Ali (Meherpur), Mahfuzur Rahman Manzu (Chuadanga), Syed Ayub Ali (Narail), Sheikh Harunur Rashid (Khulna), Pankaj Kumar Kundu (Magura) and Kanak Kanti Das (Jhenidah).
The candidates in Mymensingh division include Yusuf Khan Pathan (Mymensingh), Chandan Kumar Paul (Sherpur), Md HR Zahid Anwar (Jamalpur) and Prashanta Kumar Roy (Netrakona).
Moreover, Md Abu Bakar Siddiq (Panchagarh), Muhammad Sadek Qoraishi (Thakurgaon), Md Zafar Ali (Kurigram), Syed Shamsul Alam (Gaibandha), Md Matiar Rahman (Lalmonirhat), Azizul Islam Chowdhury (Dinajpur) and Safia Khanam (Rangpur) were named for Rangpur division.
The candidates in Rajshahi division will Mohammad Rezaul Rahim Lal (Pabna), Md Mainudddin Mandal (Chapainawabganj), Md Maqbul Hossain (Bogra), Sazedur Rahman Khan (Natore), Mahbub Zaman Bhulu (Rajshahi), Md Arifur Rahman Rocket (Joypurhat), AKM Fazley Rabbi (Naogaon) and Abdul Latif Biswas (Sirajganj).
The candidates in Barisal division are Md Delwar Hossain (Barguna), Khan Altaf Hossain (Barisal), Md Shah Alam (Pirojpur), Abdul Momin Tulu (Bhola), Alhaj Khan Mosharraf Hossain (Patukhali) and Sardar Md Shah Alam (Jhalakathi).
The candidates in Sylhet division are Md Lutfor Rahman (Sylhet), Dr Md Mushfik Hussain Chowdhury (Habiganj), Azizur Rahman (Moulvibazar) and Enamul Kabir Emon (Sunamganj).
After the meeting, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader told the reporters that the party has extended support to the candidates, dedicated to the organization and did not become ministers or MPs.
BDST: 1309 HRS, NOV 26, 2016
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