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Talukder Khaleque AL candidate for Khulna City Mayor

Wednesday, 2 July 2008


KHULNA, July 1 (UNB): Talukder Abdul Khaleque is the Awami League (AL) candidate for Khulna City mayoral election set for August 4.

The district and Metropolitan AL announced the candidature of Abdul Khaleque, former state minister, at a press conference today. District AL president Sheikh Harunar Rashid, general secretary Gazi Abdul Hadi and city AL general secretary Mizanur Rahman Mizan, among others, were present.

Other intending contenders for the post of mayor include sitting acting Mayor Moniruzzaman Moni of BNP, Sirajul Islam of Muslim League, Abdul Gaffar Biswas of JP, Advocate Firoze of CPB, Advocate Enayet Ali and Sarwar Khan (Ind).

List of contenders will be known on the last day of filing nomination papers Thursday (July 3).