RAJSHAHI, Dec 29: As the upcoming 12th parliament election is knocking the door, campaigning everywhere in the district has reached a peak like other parts of the country.
Most of the contestants and the heavyweights in particular have engaged all strengths to drum up support for them in all six constituencies in Rajshahi district.
Candidates from all parties, including Awami League (Boat), Jatiya Party (Plough), National Peoples Party (Mango), Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Movement (Anchor), Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Torch or Moshal) and the Independents are in the election spree.
The supporters and activists of the respective parties are regularly moving places of their electoral areas with banners, placards and symbols along with the party candidates.
In Rajshahi-1 (Godagari-Tanore), Omor Faruque Chowdhury (Boat), Golam Rabbani (Scissor) Shamsuzzoha Babu (Anchor), Sharmin Akter Nipa alias Mahia Mahi (Truck), Akhteruzzaman (Eggle), Bashir Ahmed (Stick), Al Sadat (Television), Zamal Khan Dudu (Golden Fibre), Nurun Nessa (Mango) and Muhammad Shahmsuddin (Plough) in the election race).
Six contestants namely Fazley Hossain Badsha (Boat), Prof Shafiqur Rahman Badsha (Scissor), Abdullah Al Masud Shibly (Torch), Kamrul Hassan (Anchor), Saiful Hassan Swapan (Plough), Yasir Habib Bin Alif (Stick) and Maruf Shahriar (Coconut) are in the election fight in Rajshahi-2 (Rajshahi city.
Another six candidates are in the election battle in Rajshahi-3 (Paba-Mohanpur) constituency. They are Asaduzzaman Asad (Boat), Matiur Rahman (Anchor), Abdus Salam Khan (Plough), Enamul Haque (Stick), Bazlur Rahman (Television) and Saibur Rahman (Mango). —BSS
