PMO officials trying to influence election in Pirganj: BNP

BNP alleged that the officials of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) are trying to influence the upazila election to Pirganj of Rangpur.
“The election to Pirganj upazila will be held Monday. Some officials of the Prime Minister’s Office are staying there to exert influence as a Prime Minister’s relative is contesting the polls for the chairman post,” said BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Saturday.
The BNP leader brought the allegation at a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office.
Rizvi said the PMO officials are also violating the electoral code of conduct by providing development allocation from different funds to influence the polls.
Chaidat Hossain Bokul, the nephew of the Prime Minister’s brother-in-law (Wazed Mia’s elder brother) Abdul Khalek Mia, is vying for the post of chairman in Pirganj upazila as a ruling party-supported candidate, according to a news agency.