7 BNP aspirants collect forms for 3 by-polls

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Staff Reporter :
BNP will take part in the National Assembly by-polls to be held in Dhaka, Bagerhat and Gaibandha on March 21 as per party decision.
The party high command, therefore, invited nomination forms from the promising candidates.
In response to, seven leaders have collected nomination forms from the party’s central office at Naya Paltan, Dhaka on Friday.
They are Rabiul Islam Robi collected the form for contesting the Dhaka-10 by-election, while Kazi Muniruzzaman,
Monirul Haque, Kazi Khairuzzaman Shipon Bagerhat-4 and Mainul Hasan Sadik, Rafiqul Islam and Mizanur Rahman Sarker Gaibandha-3 by-polls. Party’s nomination board will select the candidates for the three by-election after interviewing the nomination seekers.
The by-elections to Gaibandha-3, Bagerhat-4 and Dhaka-10 constituencies will be held on March 21 as per the date announced by the Election Commission on February 6.
Accordingly, the deadline for the submission of nomination paper is February 19, while the date for scrutinising the nomination paper is February 23 and the date of the withdrawal of candidacy is February 29.
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used at Dhaka-10, while traditional ballot papers will continue at Gaibandha-3 and Bagerhat-4 constituencies.
Gaibandha-3 and Bagerhat-4 constituencies fell vacant after the death of Awami League MPs Dr M Yunus Ali Sarker on December 27 and Dr Mozammel Hossain on January 10 last respectively.
But the Dhaka-10 fell vacant as AL MP Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh resigned on December 29 to contest the Dhaka South City Corporation mayor post.
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