Proposals on the by-elections to the parliamentary constituency will be placed in the meeting, EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed told bdnews24.com on Sunday. “The election schedule will be announced on that day if the commission decides on it,” he added. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury officially notified the commission last week about the death of Syed Ashraf, who was reelected MP from the seat in the Dec 30 general election. Former Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraf died at a hospital in Bangkok after a long battle with lung cancer. He could not take oath as an MP of the 11th parliament due to illness.

Source: bd News24 January 20, 2019 22:52 UTC