PM against MPs’ family members in upazila polls

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has again discouraged Awami League ministers and members of parliament from pushing their family members as candidates for the Upazila council elections, reports bdnews24.com.

"The families of many Awami League activists have been involved in politics for extended periods," she said.

"They would stand in elections, some for the post of union chairman, others for the post of Upazila chairman. They have a political history. How can you stop them from competing?"

"But this is true that it isn't right for someone to make their wife a candidate in one place and their son a candidate in another. Activists should be valued. That is the message I wish to send to activists."

Elections will be held to 485 out of 495 Upazilas in four phases this year.

At a press conference on Thursday regarding her recent trip to Thailand, the prime minister reiterated her instructions.