Awami League candidate for Thakurgaon 1 constituency, Ramesh Chandra Sen, seen holding a rally in his areaDhaka TribuneRamesh claimed 90% people are supporting Awami LeagueAwami League candidate Ramesh Chandra Sen and his rival BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir are running campaigns in full throttle for Thakurgaon 1 constituency, with only four days to the 11th general election. Political analysts are now eagerly waiting to see whether the BNP secretary general or the Awami League presidium member will win the December 30 race. However, BNP district unit Joint General Secretary Paigam Ali said Fakhrul has many childhood friends from this minority community. Past recordsBNP candidate Fakhrul contested five times from this constituency but won once in 2001. Analysts assume that Ramesh will get votes from the Hindu community and Fakhrul will bag votes from Jamaat-e-Islami and Jatiya Party supporters.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 26, 2018 05:48 UTC