AL names aspirants for 70 local body elections

The Awami League (AL) picked on Monday its candidates for contesting the elections to 70 local bodies, three Zila Parishads and nine Upazila parishads reports UNB.

The names of the contenders were finalised at a meeting of Awami League's Local Government Nomination Board, held at Ganobhaban with AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.

The AL chairman aspirants for the by-polls to three Zila parishads are Md Shamshul Haque in Faridpur, Munir Chowdhury in Madaripur and Misbahur Rahman in Maulvibazar, according to an AL release.

The nine AL chairman candidates for Upazila parishad elections are Md Emdadul Haque for Manda Upazila of Naogaon district, Nurjahan Islam Hira for Jashore Sadar upazila, Rayhan Uddin Shanto for Sarankhola of Bagerhat, Md Anwarul Iqbal for Paikgachha of Khulna, Abdul Latif Molla for Shibchar of Madaripur, Md Iqbal Al Azad for Jamalganj of Sunamganj, Mohammad Ali for Daudkandi of Cumilla, BHM Kabir Ahmed for Matlab Dakkhin of Chandpur and Swapan Kumar Talukder for Rangunia of Chattogram.