Bangladesh is going to polls on Dec 30, 2018 to elect the members of parliament.
Awami League nets Tk 100 million from nomination form sale in three days
The Awami League has sold nomination forms worth around Tk 100 million in the first three days.
Published : 11 Nov 2018, 06:39 PM
Updated : 11 Nov 2018, 06:39 PM
It started selling the forms on Friday at Tk 30,000 apiece after the Election Commission announced the schedule of the Dec 23 election.
The sale at Awami League chief’s political office in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi will end on Monday.
Until Sunday, 3,296 aspirants seeking the Awami League’s ticket bought the forms, which means a collection of Tk 98.8 million for the ruling party.
The enthusiastic nomination seekers and their supporters thronged the office and the surrounding neighbourhood in a festive mood in the three days, creating traffic congestions in the area.
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