They include 28 vying for chairman, 24 for vice-chairman and 21 for vice-chairman’s seats reserved for women
Salam Murshedy elected Khulna-4 MP in uncontested by-polls
Former Bangladesh striker Abdus Salam Murshedy has scored an empty net goal as he has been elected Member of Parliament from Khulna-4 seat in an uncontested by-election.
Published : 4 Sept 2018, 01:55 PM
Updated : 4 Sept 2018, 02:07 PM
Returning Officer Yunus Ali made the announcement on Tuesday after the deadline to withdraw nominations ended.
Three candidates had collected the nomination papers but only Murshedy, now an industrialist, submitted his.
The two other candidates were the Jatiya Party’s SM Anisur Rahman and independent candidate Sheikh Habibur Rahman.
Envoy Group Managing Director Murshedy, a former president of the garment entrepreneurs’ body BGMEA, got the ruling Awami League’s ticket for the by-election slated for Sept 20.
The Khulna seat covering Rupsa, Dighalia and Terokhada areas fell vacant after the death of the Awami League’s SM Mostafa Rashidi Suja on July 26.
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