Salam Murshedi lone candidate in Khulna-4 by-polls

KHULNA, Aug 26 (UNB): Awami League (AL) candidate Abdus Salam Murshedi, a former national footballer and ex-president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), submitted nomination paper for by-election to Khulna-4 constituency as a lone candidate.

Murshedi submitted the nomination paper to Md Yunus Ali, returning officer and also election officer of Khulna divisional regional election office, at 12:00 noon.

Though Aug 26 was the last date for the submission of nomination paper, two other intending candidates who collected nomination forms did not submit those.

The by-election to Khulna-4 comprising Rupsa, Terokhada and Dighalia, was scheduled to be held on September 20.

The Khulna-4 constituency fell vacant with the death of AL's three-time MP SM Mostafa Rashidi Suja on July 26 last.