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JP names its women
The Jatiya Party named its selections for women MPs Thursday, and the list included an owner-editor of a newspaper and wife of the party's secretary general. More details
Published : 12 March 2009, 01:45 AM
Updated : 12 March 2009, 01:45 AM
Dhaka, March 12 (bdnews24.com)—The Jatiya Party named its selections for women MPs Thursday, and the list included an owner-editor of a newspaper and wife of the party's secretary general.
"Chairman HM Ershad has finally nominated Noor-e-Hasna Lily Chowdhury, Nasrin Jahan Ratna, Salma Islam and Mahjabeen Morshed," said secretary general Ruhul Amin Howladar.
Ratna is Howladar's wife and Salma Islam is editor-publisher of daily Jugantor.
Necessary papers were handed to EC officials around noon, Howlader said.
Meanwhile, BNP office secretary Rizvi Ahmed said the Jainal Abdin Farrouque, chief whip of the opposition, will submit the BNP nominees' papers in the afternoon.
Senior Awami League leaders will go to the EC with the Awami League nomination papers.
Jasmine Tuli, returning officer and a deputy secretary at the Election Commission, said the final list of the candidates will be published in the afternoon.
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