Jatiya Oikya Front picks ‘paddy sheaf’ as its election symbol 

The Jatiya Oikya Front has chosen the ‘paddy sheaf’ as its symbol to contest the 11th parliamentary election slated for Dec 30.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 15 Nov 2018, 08:30 AM
Updated : 15 Nov 2018, 08:56 AM

The decision was taken at a meeting, according to Mahmudur Rahman Manna, a leader of the new opposition alliance.

“All the parties of the Oikya Front will contest the polls by picking a common symbol. That common symbol is paddy sheaf,” he said.

BNP, Gono Forum, Nagorik Oikya, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Rab) and Jatiya Oikya Prokriya together had launched the anti-government alliance led by Dr Kamal Hossain on Oct 13. Kader Siddique and his party Krishak Sramik Janata League joined the Oikya Front later.

The Oikya Front had decided to join the election despite the government’s refusal to meet its seven-point charter of demands.

The Election Commission revised the polls schedule, deferring the 11th parliamentary election by a week. It set Nov 28 as the deadline for filing nomination papers, Dec 2 for scrutiny and Dec 9 as the last date of withdrawal.