Boat logo sought for 272 candidates, including 258 from AL

The Awami League has sent a letter to the Election Commission allowing 272 candidates to use the boat logo.

The candidates include 258 from the ruling party while the 14 others are from its allies in the 14-Party alliance and the Bikalpadhara Bangladesh.

Five candidates from the Workers Party are contesting with boat, three from the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal or JaSaD led by Hasanul Haq Inu, two from the Tarikat Federation, one from the Bangladesh JaSaD and three from the Bikalpadhara.

Two other candidates of the Awami League’s ally the Jatiya Party-JP will contest with their own bicycle symbol.

The ruling party has left the 26 other seats for the candidates of its key ally in the Grand Alliance - the Jatiya Party, according to the list the Awami League sent to the EC.

Jatiya Party Secretary General Mashiur Rahman Ranga, however, told the media earlier in the day that they were granted 29 seats to fight for and will field candidates for 132 seats outside the coalition.

The Jatiya Party candidates are contesting the Dec 30 election with their own plough logo.

It submitted a list of 173 candidates with plough.

The ruling party’s rival the BNP named 298 candidates with its paddy sheaf logo, including 242 of its own leaders.

The others are from its allies in the 20-Party coalition and the Jatiya Oikya Front.

Two candidates of their another ally the Liberal Democratic Party are contesting in the election with their own umbrella symbol.