AL picks Habib for Dhaka-18, Nasim's son Joy for Sirajganj-1 by-polls

The Awami League (AL) has picked its candidates for the by-elections to the Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 constituencies which are unrepresented in parliament following the deaths of the previous incumbents Sahara Khatun and Mohammed Nasim, both stalwarts of the party, reports bdnews24.com.

Habib Hasan will contest the Dhaka vote with the 'boat' symbol while Nasim's son Tanvir Shakil Joy will run on the ruling party's ticket in Sirajganj.

The party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced their nominations in a virtual media briefing on Wednesday.

The road transport and bridges minister urged all party leaders and workers to put aside their differences and work in unison to get the candidates elected in the upcoming polls.

Joy, the vice-president of the Bangladesh Awami Swechchhasebak League, was also elected to parliament from his father's constituency in 2008.