AL nomination form sale for Rangpur-3 seat ends today

The nomination paper sale of ruling Awami League (AL) for the by-polls to Rangpur-3 constituency ends at 5:00 pm today (Thursday), reports BSS.

AL started the sale of the party nomination papers on September 02 at the party president's Dhanmondi political office in the city.

A total of eight aspirants have so far collected the party nomination papers. The aspirants are AL Advisory Council Member Chowdhury Khalekuzzaman, AL Rangpur city unit General Secretary Tushar Kanti Mandal, Publicity and Publication Secretary Rejaul Islam Milon, Labour Affairs Secretary Abdul Majid and Member Md Mosaddek Hossain Bablu, AL Rangpur district unit acting President Momtaz Uddin Ahmed, Organising Secretary Anwarul Islam and Publicity and Publication Secretary Rezi Rahman.

The candidate for the by-polls will be finalised at the party's nomination board meeting at Prime Minister's official residence Ganabhaban in the city on September 07.

Voting for the by-election will be held on October 05 using the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) across the constituency.

The Rangpur-3 constituency fell vacant with the death of Leader of the Opposition and Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Mohammad Ershad who passed away at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital on July 14.