File photo of Abdul Latif Siddique CourtesyHis supporters say most Awami League activists want him to run, which is why he will participate in the electionAbdul Latif Siddique – the former Awami League presidium member and MP – will contest in the election as an independent candidate for Kalihati upazila, Tangail 4 constituency. He has worked for Kalihati's Awami League and development on his own. Most of the Awami League activists want him to run, which is why he will participate in the election. Latif has been a Provincial Council member, as an Awami League candidate, since 1970—and won the elections in 1973, 1996, and 2008. Awami League and other candidatesOn January 31, 2017, incumbent lawmaker and Awami League candidate Hasan Imam Khan Sohel Hazari was elected an MP in the constituency’s by-election.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 23, 2018 06:50 UTC