AL candidate wins Dhaka-5 by-polls

FE Team | Published: October 17, 2020 23:35:19

Awami League candidate Md Kazi Monirul Islam was unofficially elected in Dhaka-5 by-polls held amid low turnout of voters on Saturday, reports UNB.
Monirul Islam defeated his nearest rival BNP candidate Salauddin Ahmed by a huge margin of 42,716 votes.
Monirul secured 45,642 votes while Salauddin bagged only 2,926 votes, according to the unofficial result announced by returning officer GM Shahtab Uddin.