Mirza Abbas and his wife Afroza Abbas, the BNP candidates from Dhaka 8 and 9 constituencies, respectively, begin their election campaigns by distributing leaflets in Shahjahanpur on Tuesday; December 11, 2018 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneBNP leader Mirza Abbas claims 3,500 of his supporters have been jailedCandidates contesting the 11th general election from the BNP and its partner alliances began election campaigns in Dhaka on Tuesday. Mirza Abbas and his wife Afroza Abbas, the BNP candidates from Dhaka 8 and 9 constituencies, respectively, began electioneering by distributing leaflets to pedestrians and shopkeepers in Shahjahanpur, reports UNB. Shamim Ara Begum, BNP candidate from Dhaka 11 constituency, began her election campaign in the Badda High School area in the morning. Mirza Abbas added that police in plainclothes were constantly at all gates of his house. Afroza Abbas echoed her husband in saying that a level playing field was yet to be established for the election.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 11, 2018 14:36 UTC