JP empowers Ershad to finalise candidates

Jatiya Party (JP) empowered on Tuesday its chairman HM Ershad to finalise the list of party candidates in all 300 seats for the 11th parliamentary election, reports BSS.

This was made public at a party programme at Emmanuel's auditorium in Gulshan where the JP nomination seekers were interviewed, said a press release.

In a presidium meeting earlier, Ershad was given the charge to decide to forge alliance, finalise candidates and other election issues.

Some selected 780 nomination papers out of 2865 were given to the party chairman for finalising candidates for the national election.

Speaking at the programme, Ershad said this time the highest number of nomination papers have been sold since he stepped down from power. "It's our big achievement," he added.

He said the list of candidates will be finalised for 300 seats. "Initially, we will announce candidates in 300 seats. Later, candidatures will be finalised consulting with alliance," he said.