BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, who had reportedly been pressed to quit politics, are finally going to contest the December 29 parliamentary elections — from three constituencies each.
Khaleda will contest the national polls from Bogra-6, 7 and Feni-1 constituencies while Sheikh Hasina will stand from Gopalganj-3, Bagerhat-1 and Rangpur-6 constituencies.
The BNP chairperson got registered as a voter several hours after her party announced the names of its candidates in a few constituencies yesterday, a day before the deadline for the former premier to enrol her name on the voter list expires.
Election Commission (EC) officials went to Khaleda Zia’s cantonment residence in the afternoon and completed all formalities to register her as a voter.
In her voter registration form, Khaleda Zia mentioned August 15, 1947 as her birthday.
The EC officials also completed the task of taking her photo and thumb impression on official document.
Khaleda early this year refused to get registered as a voter while being in prison. Khaleda’s political archrival Hasina got registered as a voter in June this year and received her national ID card in November.
After the changeover of 1/11, the country’s two top leaders reportedly faced tremendous pressure from a certain quarter to quit politics and leave the country.
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