BNP’s poll-symbol 'sheaf of paddy' Taken from BNP's official siteBNP ally LDP Chairman Col (retd) Oli Ahmed for will be using his own party symbol ‘umbrella’ while contesting the Chittagong 14 seatRepresentatives of BNP submitted a request to the Election Commission yesterday to give its electoral symbol ‘sheaf of paddy’ to 27 candidates from allied parties. Among these candidates are seven from Gana Forum, four from Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), from Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) there are four candidates, three from Jamaiat Ulama-E-Islam Bangladesh, four from Krishak Sramik Janata League, two from Khelafat, and one each from Bangladesh Kalyan Party and Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP). However, BNP ally LDP Chairman Col (retd) Oli Ahmed for will be using his own party symbol ‘umbrella’ while contesting the Chittagong 14 seat. Constituency Name Party Name Dhaka 6 Subrata Chowdhury Gana Forum Dhaka 7 Mostofa Mohsin Montu Gana Forum Moulvibazar 2 Sultan Mohammed Mansur Ahmed Gana Forum Habiganj 1 Reza Kibria Gana Forum Mymensingh 8 AHM Khalequzzaman Gana Forum Kurigram 2 AMSA Amin Gana Forum Pabna 1 Prof Abu Sayeed Gana Forum Mymensingh 10 Syed Mahmud Morshed Liberal Democratic Party Comilla 7 Redwan Ahmed Liberal Democratic Party Lakshmipur 1 M Shahadat Hossain Liberal Democratic Party Chittagong 7 Nurul Alam Liberal Democratic Party Narayanganj 4 Monir Hossain Jamaiat Ulama-E-Islam Bangladesh Sunamganj 3 Md Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury Jamaiat Ulama-E-Islam Bangladesh Sylhet 5 Ubaidullah Faruk Jamaiat Ulama-E-Islam Bangladesh Habiganj 2 Abdul Basit Azad Khelafat Majlish Habiganj 4 Ahmed Abdul Kader Khelafat Majlish Laxmipur 4 Abdur Rob Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) Comilla 4 Abdul Malek Ratan Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) Dhaka 18 Shahiduddin Mahmud Swapan Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) Kishoreganj 3 Prof Dr Muhammad Saiful Islam Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) Tangail 8 Kuri Siddiqui Krishak Sramik Janata League Tangail 4 Liakat Ali Krishak Sramik Janata League Gazipur 3 Iqbal Siddiqui Krishak Sramik Janata League Natore 1 Monzurul Islam Krishak Sramik Janata League Chittagong 5 Syed Muhammad Ibrahim Bangladesh Kalyan Party Dhaka 17 Andaleeve Rahman Partha Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 09, 2018 19:07 UTC