A founding member of the BNP, Jadu Mia was a senior minister in the government of military ruler Ziaur Rahman. However, Rita Rahman’s candidacy was not universally accepted by local BNP activists, according to some locals. Local BNP activists labelled Rita as an unwanted candidate when the party nominated her. While the local leaders eventually reached an understanding with Rita, she hasn’t been able to bring everyone on board, said a local BNP leader. Despite being a perennial MP for this constituency, Ershad failed to pay sufficient attention to this area, opined Rita.

Source: bd News24 December 25, 2018 10:07 UTC