Arafat Hasan of DOT
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary elections from Gopalganj-3 constituency, according to a statement by Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday.
“Our party chief Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided to run in the election from Goplaganj-3 constituency though she submitted her nomination paper from Rangpur-6,” Quader said.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury also submitted her nomination papers from Rangpur-6 constituency to contest the polls.
“Now Speaker of the Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will contest from the Rangpur-6 constituency,” Quader added.
Sheikh Hasina decided to run in the election from two constituencies — Goplaganj-3 and Rangpur-6 and she also submitted her nomination papers to this effect.
Consequently, the prime minister will contest from a lone seat this year. Notably, since the restoration of parliamentary democracy in 1991, she has contested in the parliamentary elections from multiple constituencies.
The ruling Awami League has finalized 16 single candidate so far, reports The Daily Star.