Habibun Nahar gets elected MP of Bagerhat-3 uncontested

FE Team | Published: June 04, 2018 23:52:18

Awami League (AL) candidate Habibun Nahar has been elected MP uncontested from Bagerhat-3 constituency, report agencies.
Returning officer Md Nuruzzaman Talukder declared her MP on Monday morning. She submitted her nomination paper on May 24, the last of day of submitting nomination paper, as the lone candidate.
Film actor Shakil Ahsan who collected the other nomination paper did not submit it finally.
Earlier on May 21, the AL picked Habibun Nahar as its candidate for contesting the Bagerhat-3 by-polls slated for June 26 next.
On April 10 last, the parliamentary seat fell vacant following the resignation of AL MP Talukdar Abdul Khalek who has recently been elected mayor of Khulna City Corporation.
The Election Commission on May 16 announced the schedule for the by-election to Bagerhat-3 constituency fixing June 26 for the voting.
It is the second time that Habibun Nahar has become an MP. She is the wife of newly-elected Khulna Mayor Talukder Abdul Khalek.
"I have been elected as a representative to the national parliament as no other parties competed against me in the election," she said after her victory was announced.