Maulana Bhashani’s daughter protests irregularities in Tangail municipality polls
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Maulana Bhashani s daughter Mahmuda Khatun Bhashahi yesterday held a sit-in protest at Tangail Shaheed Minar, bringing allegations of irregularities in the Tangail municipality elections.
Mahmuda s son Mahmudul Haque Shanu was the BNP-nominated candidate in the election.
Alleging that there were widespread irregularities in the municipality elections held on January 30 to ensure ruling Awami League-nominated candidate s victory, she held the sit-in from 7:00pm till around 8:30pm on the Shaheed Minar premises demanding cancellation of the election and calling for a reelection of the Tangail municipality. Mahmudul also accompanied his mother.
AL-backed candidates win all 5 municipalities in Tangail Star Online Report Star Online Report
Awami League backed candidates won all the five municipalities in Tangail in yesterday s election.
AL-nominated candidate Sirajul Haque Khan Alamgir won the centenary old Tangail municipality election. He bagged 66,617 votes while his rival BNP-backed candidate Mahmudul Haque Shanu bagged 22,900 votes.
AL-candidate and incumbent mayor Masudul Haque Masud was re-elected as the mayor of Bhunapur municipality election defeating his rival BNP candidate Jahangir Hossain.
Salma Akhter was elected as the mayor of Mirzapur municipality election with the AL ticket. She got 12,478 votes while her rival BNP candidate got 2,924 votes.