Chief Whip ASM Feroz collected it on behalf of him from the Election Commission on Friday. The commission will preside over the presidential polls slated for Feb 18 when the members of the parliament will exercise their franchises. President Md Abdul Hamid (File Photo)Before being sworn in as the 20th president of Bangladesh five years ago, 74-year-old Hamid served as the Speaker. The Election Commission will sort out the nominations a day later. “We still believe that the BNP and all other parties will contest the parliamentary polls,” he said on a reporter’s query on Friday.

Source: bd News24 February 02, 2018 08:37 UTC