Bangladesh is going to polls on Dec 30, 2018 to elect the members of parliament.
Gaibandha-3 election to be rescheduled after death of candidate Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury
The Election Commission will halt and reschedule the Gaibandha-3 election following the death of Jatiya Oikya Front candidate TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury.
Published : 20 Dec 2018, 08:20 AM
Updated : 20 Dec 2018, 08:20 AM
“As a candidate has died, we are waiting for the death certificate. Once we get it we will notify the commission. It will then be rescheduled,” Gaibandha-3 Returning Officer Sebastin Rema told bdnews24.com on Thursday.
Chowdhury, a leader of Jatiya Party (Kazi Zafar), had been elected MP from Gaibandha-3 six times. The former minister had long suffered from heart diseases and died at the age of 84.
Chowdhury was taken to Dhaka’s United Hospital at 2am on Thursday after he fell ill. He died there later, party leaders said.
Election Commission Deputy Secretary Farhad Hossain told bdnews24.com that if any candidate dies after the list had been finalised, the election will be halted.
“According to the law the election will be rescheduled. The current candidates will remain on the list and new candidates may be added.”
As a result, ballots will be cast for 299 parliamentary seats on Dec 30. The new date for the Gaibandha-3 election will be announced later.
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