Sharmin to vie for Rangpur-6
Monday, 20 January 2014
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will run in the by-election in Rangpur-6 constituency, which was vacated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She told bdnews24.com that a nomination paper was bought for her on Monday. The Election Commission on Sunday announced the by-poll would be held on February 20. Awami League’s Rangpur district unit Vice-President Sayadat Hossain Bakul and its Pirganj unit President Motaharul Haq Bablu bought the nomination paper for Chaudhury from the Upazila Executive Officer. Leaders and activists of the Awami League its frontal organisations were present, according to a news agency.