11-party alliance submits presidential candidate’s nomination papers

An 11-party alliance on Thursday submitted the nomination papers of its presidential candidate to the Election Commission (EC).

A delegation led by alliance coordinator Dr Hamidur Rahman Azad submitted the papers at the EC office in Sher-e-Banglanagar in Dhaka in the morning.

Among those present were Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Abdul Baten, Nasiruddin Patwary, Engineer Rashed Pradhan and Mostafizur Rahman Iran, along with senior leaders of the alliance’s member parties.

As announced earlier, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Chairman and former minister Dr Col (retd) Oli Ahmed Bir Bikram will contest the upcoming presidential election on behalf of the 11-party alliance.

SKS