Syed Ashraf’s sister collects nomination form for K’ganj 1 re-election

Hossen Sohel of DOT
Syed Ashraful Islam’s younger sister Syeda Zakia Nur Lipi has collected an Awami League nomination form to contest in the Kishoreganj 1 re-election, scheduled to be held on February 28, reports Dhaka Tribune.
Lipi’s cousin, Anna Milky, collected the nomination form, on behalf of Lipi, at the Awami League president’s political office in Dhanmondi—around 11am yesterday—confirmed Awami League deputy office secretary Biplob Barua.
Previously, on Thursday,  five other aspirants collected nomination papers to run in the re-election of Kishoreganj 1 constituency.
The Election Commission has set February 28 for the Kishoreganj 1 re-election; and for the DNCC mayoral by-election, and polls to elect councillors for the 36 new wards added to the north and south city corporations.
The Kishoreganj constituency seat fell vacant following the death of MP-elect and former Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam.
Meanwhile, Syed Ashraful Islam’s younger brother, Syed Shafayetul Islam, and four others have collected party nomination forms for the Kishoreganj 1 constituency.
Ashraful, who had won the seat in the December 30 general election, died at a hospital in Thailand on January 3, before he could take the oath of office.
Awami League will finalize its list of candidates for the DNCC mayoral by-election and Kishoreganj 1 re-election on Saturday at a joint meeting of the party’s parliamentary and local government selection boards.