Chattogram Bureau :
The Election Commission has fixed Jan 13 next year for the by-election to the Chattogram-8 parliamentary seat vacated by the death of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal leader Moinuddin Khan Badal.
The commission’s Senior Secretary MD Alamgir announced the election schedule on Sunday. According to the schedule, election hopefuls have until Dec 12 to submit their nomination papers to the returning officer for the seat. The scrutiny of nominations will end on Dec 14 while the last date for withdrawing candidature is Dec 22.
Electronic Voting Machine, or EVM, will be used to cast ballots at the election. Polls to the constituency will open at 9am and will close at 5pm. Badal died during treatment in a hospital in India on Nov 7. The 67-year-old freedom fighter was suffering from ill health after a stroke last year and was last admitted in India’s Bengaluru.
A three-time MP from the Chattogram-8 (Chandgaon-Boalkhali) seat, Badal was a member of the standing committee on liberation war affairs in the 11 national parliament.
Financial assistance to gas blasts victims : City Mayor AJM Nasiruddin contributed financial assistance to the victims families of Pathergatha gas blast.In a simple ceremony at CCC auditorium this afternoon, city mayor handed over Tk.one lakh each of 8 victims family .
Meanwhile local councilor Ismail Hossain Bali also donated the 8 victims family taka 5 thousand each . During the distribution program, local councilor Ismail Hossain Bali, Hasan Murad Biplob, confidential secretary of Mayor Abul Hashem, Superintending Engineer Sudip Basak were present.
The Election Commission has fixed Jan 13 next year for the by-election to the Chattogram-8 parliamentary seat vacated by the death of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal leader Moinuddin Khan Badal.
The commission’s Senior Secretary MD Alamgir announced the election schedule on Sunday. According to the schedule, election hopefuls have until Dec 12 to submit their nomination papers to the returning officer for the seat. The scrutiny of nominations will end on Dec 14 while the last date for withdrawing candidature is Dec 22.
Electronic Voting Machine, or EVM, will be used to cast ballots at the election. Polls to the constituency will open at 9am and will close at 5pm. Badal died during treatment in a hospital in India on Nov 7. The 67-year-old freedom fighter was suffering from ill health after a stroke last year and was last admitted in India’s Bengaluru.
A three-time MP from the Chattogram-8 (Chandgaon-Boalkhali) seat, Badal was a member of the standing committee on liberation war affairs in the 11 national parliament.
Financial assistance to gas blasts victims : City Mayor AJM Nasiruddin contributed financial assistance to the victims families of Pathergatha gas blast.In a simple ceremony at CCC auditorium this afternoon, city mayor handed over Tk.one lakh each of 8 victims family .
Meanwhile local councilor Ismail Hossain Bali also donated the 8 victims family taka 5 thousand each . During the distribution program, local councilor Ismail Hossain Bali, Hasan Murad Biplob, confidential secretary of Mayor Abul Hashem, Superintending Engineer Sudip Basak were present.
