EC orders Rajshahi MP Omor Faruk Chowdhury to leave Upazila election zone

Awami League MP Omor Faruk Chowdhury has been ordered to leave an Upazila electoral zone in Rajshahi for violating rules.

The Election Commission issued the order in a letter to the Rajshahi-1 MP, said Joint Secretary Farhad Ahmmed Khan on Wednesday.   

The letter mentions that Chowdhury was named in media reports for allegedly threatening a runner for the post of Upazila Council chairman in Godagari.  

He is also accused of telling voters to not bother with voting.