AL finalises candidates for municipality, UP polls

Awami League (AL) on Wednesday announced the names of the party's chairman candidates for elections to one municipality and 71 union parishads (UP), reports BSS.
The announcement came at a meeting of AL Local Government Election Nomination Board held at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official residence Ganobhaban in the city.
AL President and its nomination board chief Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting, said a party press release.
Md Rafiqul Islam has been nominated as the AL candidate for Kanchan Municipality in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district.
The AL's UP chairman candidates include Md Mottalebul Haque of Kholeya union of Rangpur; Santosh Kumar Roy of Alokdihi union, AKM Faruk of Mukundupur and Ashraful Islam of Uthrail union of Dinajpur; Ananta Kumar Barman of Shaptibari union in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat; Md Abdus Salam in Chakirposhar union of Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram; Md Fazle Rabbi of Pariya union in Baliyadangi upazila of Thakurgaon; Md Rezaowanur Rahman of Mohimaganj in Gabindaganj upazila of Gaibandha; Md Ashra Khan of Puthiya, Mosa Hosneara of Jeopara in Puthiya upazila and Md Mainul Islam of Kolma union in Tanor upazila of Rajshahi; Md Tajul Islam of Raynagar union in Shibganj upazila; Md Sekendar Ali of Rameshwarpur and Md Anamul Haque of Shakhariya union of Sadar upazila in Bogura; Md Abdur Rahim Biswas of Debinagar union of Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj; Md Emdadul Haque of Arbab union in Lalpur upazila of Natore; Md Likhon of Kola union in Badalgachi upazila of Naogaon; Kazi Alamgir Hossain of Gutudiya union in Dumuria upzaila, Mehedi Hasan of Koyra union in Koyra upazila of Khulna; Md Munzur Rashid (Swapan) of Raypur union of Bagharpara upazila, Md Golam Sarwar of Mazidpyr union of Keshabpur upazila of Jashore; Hasna Hena of Moghi union in Sadar upazila of Magura, Archana Debi Boral (Jhorna) of Charbaniyari union of Chitalbari upazila, Md Alim Haowlader of Ramchandrapur of Morelganj upazila, Md Younus Ali Sheikh of Betaga union of Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district; Advocate Sheikh Mozahar Hossain Kantu of Kushuliya union, Sheikh Mahabubur Rahman of Mowtala union of Kaliganj upazila, Abu Sayeed Dali of Kullya union in Ashashuni of Sathkhira district; Shorafat of Kapashhatiya union of Harinakundu upazila of Jhinaidah; Md Anowaruzzamn Biswas of Poradaha union in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia; Md Rabiul Islam of Chithla in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga; Md Ruhul Amin Ashim of Sutiyakathi union of Nesharabad upazila, Kazi Rafiqul Islam of Soyna Raghunathpur union of Kaukhali upazila in Pirojpur and Md Khalilur Rahman Khan of Hosnabad union in Betagi upazila.