Hossen Sohel of DOT
Around 52.71 percent or 961 of the total candidates contesting the upcoming national elections are businessmen, according to Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), reports The Daily Star.
Among the candidates from business background, 180 are from Awami League Grand Alliance and 184 from the Jatiya Oikyafront, according to Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan).
At press briefing at Jatiya Press Club held yesterday, Shujan revealed information of 1,842 of the total 1,871 candidates who are contesting the polls.
They also disclosed their education qualifications saying that around 64.87 percent — 1195 candidates — are graduates.
Of them, 242 are contesting from the Awami League Grand Alliance, 230 from Oikyafront, 90 from Left Democratic Alliance and 178 from Islami Andolon Bangladesh.
They also revealed that 313 candidates have police cases against them, however Shujan did not specify the cases.