Heavyweights engage all strengths in Rajshahi
BSS, Rajshahi
As the upcoming 11th parliamentary election is knocking the door, campaign in greater Rajshahi has got a peak at present like other parts of the country.
Most of the contestants and the heavyweights in particular have engaged all strengths to drum up support for them in all 19 constituencies of Rajshahi, Naogaon, Natore and Chapainawabganj districts.
The heavyweight aspirants are: Minister for Jute and Textile Emaj Uddin Pramanik, MP, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Polok, MP, Fazely Hossain Badsha, MP, Omor Faruque Chowdhury, MP, and Engineer Enamul Haque, MP, from Awami League and Barrister Aminul Haque, Mijanur Rahman Minu and Alamgir Kabir from BNP. Flanked by a large number of leaders and workers, the contestants are seen meeting voters and different professional bodies seeking their support throughout the day braving fog as well as cold wave. All the electioneering areas got a new look with numerous posters, banners and festoons.
Side by side with male workers, the presence of female workers in the election campaign is significant this time as scores of women are taking part in the ongoing electioneering.
Many of the voters said main competition is likely to be taken place between the candidates of Bangladesh Awami League and BNP in all the constituencies. Majority people opined during voting the voters will consider various positive issues of the present government including dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and development achievements in last ten years. College teacher Harunur Rashid advocated for a free, fair and peaceful election. He added that the upcoming election will be inclusive and participatory which is good sign for the countrys democracy. In Rajshahi district, there are six constituencies having 19,42,562 voters including 9,74,853 females. A total of 25 candidates are vying for all the constituencies. There are four candidates in Rajshahi-1 (Godagari-Tanore) constituency. But, the issue of main competition between incumbent AL MP Omor Faruque Chowdhury and BNP candidate Barrister Aminul Haque is being discussed widely.
In Rajshshi- 2 (Rajshahi city), four candidates including incumbent MP Fazley Hossain Badsha and BNP candidate Mijanur Rahman Minu are fielding here. Five candidates are in the election race of Rajshahi-3 (Paba-Mohanpur) constituency. However, main fight is likely to be taken place between incumbent AL MP Ayen Uddin and BNP candidate Advocate Shafiqul Haque Milon.
In Rajshahi-4 (Bagmara) constituency, three candidates including AL incumbent MP Engineer Enamul Haque and BNP candidate Abu Hena are contesting in the election. There are five candidates including Awami Leagues Dr Monsur Rahman and BNPs Nazrul Islam in the election race of Rajshahi-5 (Durgapur-Puthiya) constituency. Main fight is likely to be taken place between the AL and BNP contestants.
In Rajshahi-6 (Charghat-Bagha) constituency, three candidates including AL incumbent MP and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam are in the final election race.
A total of sixteen candidates are struggling for four constituencies in Natore district having 13,03,877 voters including 6,50,370 females. In Natore-1 (Lalpur-Bagatipara) constituency, Shahiddul Islam Bakul from Awami League and Kamrunnahar Shirin from BNP are contesting as vital candidates. Shafiqul Islam Shimul, MP, from Awami League and Shabina Yeasmin Chhabi from BNP are the main contestants for Natore-2 (Sadar-Noldanga) constituency. In Natore-3 (Shingra) constituency, Zunaid Ahmed Polok, MP, from Awami League and Daudar Mazunder from BNP are vying for the seat.
