AL finalises candidates for 240 seats

AL finalises candidates for 240 seats

Dhaka, Dec 7 (Just News): Ruling Awami League (AL) has finally announced its candidatures for 240 constituencies for contesting in the upcoming general election.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader declared it formally at the party chief's Dhanmondi office today.

“We have left 60 seats for our alliance partners,” Obaidul told reporters.

Around 40 to 42 seats were given to HM Ershad-led Jatiya Party (JP), he said.

A total of five constituencies were finalised for Workers' Party, three for Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) and as many as for Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu), two for Jatiya Party (Manju), two for Bangladesh Tariqat Federation and one for Ambia-led JSD, he informed.

“If any alliance partner wants to contest the polls with its own electoral symbol in any constituency, it will be allowed to do so,” Obaidul said while briefing the reporters.

(Justnews/ys/1700hr)