The ruling Awami League on Friday finalised party nominations for the maiden elections to Zila Parishads in 61 districts across the country scheduled for December 28. The Local Government Nomination Board of the party at an adjourned meeting finalised the party nominations, AL general secretary Obaidul Quader told reporters emerging from the meeting. The meeting was held at Ganabhabn, the official residence of prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who presided over the meeting. Earlier, the nomination board on Thursday had adjourned the meeting till Friday after finalising party nominations for several districts. A total of 700 aspirants of Awami League collected forms seeking nomination for the position of chairman in 61 district councils in the country excepting three districts in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Party nominated people are: Abu Bakar Siddik for Panchagarh, Sadek Quraishi for Thakurgaon, Mamatajul Haq for Nilphamary, Jafar Ali for Kurigram, Syed Shamsul Alam for Gaibhandha, Matiar Rahman for Lalmonirhat, Azizul Islam Chowdhury for Dinajpur, Shafia Khanam for Rangpur, Rezaul Rahim Lal for Pabna, Mainuddin Mandal for Chapainwabganj, Sajedur Rahman Khan for Natore, Arifur Rahman for Jaipurhat, Mahbub Jaman Bhulu for Rajshahi, AKM Fazle Rabbi for Naogaon, Makbul Ahmed for Bogra, Abdul Latif Biswas for Sirajganj, Sheikh Kamruzzaman Tuku for Bagherhat, Shah Hadi Uz Zaman for Jessore, Robiul Islam for Kushtia, Mansur Ahmed for Sathkhira, Mia Jaan Ali for Meherpur, Mahfuzur Rahman for Chuadanga, Harunur Rashid for Khulna, Ayub Ali for Narail, Pankaj Kumar Kundu for Magura, Kanak Kanti Das for Jhenaidah, Delwar Hossain for Barguna, Khan Altaf Hossain for Barisal, Shahe Alam for Pirojpur, Abdul Momin Tulu for Bhola, Mossarraf Hossain for Patuakhali, Sardar Moahhamad Shah Alam for Jhalakati, Fazlur Rahman for Tangail, Golam Mohiuddin for Manikganj, Mahbubur Rahman for Dhaka, Mohammad Mohiuddin for Munshiganj, Aktaruzzaman for Gazipur, Asadur Rahman for Narsingdi, Lokman Mridha for Faridpur, Zillur Rahman for Kishoreganj, Abdul Jabber for Rajbari, Miazuddin Khan for Madaripur, Sajedur Rahman for Shariatpur, Chowdhury Emadaul Haq for Gopalganj, Anwar Hossain for Narayanganj, Yousuf Khan Pathan for Mymensingh, Chandan Kumar Paul for Sherpur, HR Jahid Anwar for Jamalpur, Proshanta Kumar Roy for Netrakona, Azizur Rahman for Moulvibazar, Enamul Kabir for Sunamganj, Lutfar Rahman for Sylhet, Mohammad Mushfik Hossain Chowdhury for Habiganj, Abdus Salam for Chittagong, ABM Zafarullah for Noakhali, Mostaq Ahmed Chowdhury for Cox’s Bazar, Syed AKM Emdadul Bari for Brahmanbaria, Samsul Islam for Lakshmipur, Abu Taher for Comilla, Aziz Ahmed Chowdhury for Feni, Abu Osman Chowdhury for Chandpur. Most of the political parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have said that they would not take part in the elections saying that almost all members of the electoral colleges that would elect zila parishad belong to AL. The electoral college is constituted with all the elected representatives of different local government bodies in a district like mayors, councillors and reserved councillors of the city corporations, municipalities, upazila parishad chairmen, vice-chairmen, members and reserved members and chairmen and members of union parishads. During last elections to the local bodies, AL-backed candidates won most of the positions, The electoral college will elect a 21-member district council comprising a chairman, 15 general members and five women members from reserved seats. There are 1,281 positions in zila parishads in 61 districts. The government in December 2011 appointed administrators to the 61 district councils across the country excepting the three hill districts.
Source; New Age
