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QUADER-GCC-POLLS
Quader hopes GCC polls to be held peacefully
DHAKA, June 25, 2018 (BSS) – Awami League General Secretary and Roads
Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today expressed his optimism
that the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election will be held in free, fair,
neutral and peaceful manners.
“No untoward incidents took place so far ahead of the Gazipur City
Corporation elections. Peaceful atmosphere is prevailing in the entire city
corporation area. The polls will also be held peacefully,” he told a press
conference at the party president’s Dhanmondi political office here.
AL joint general secretaries Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif and Advocate Jahangir
Kabir Nanak, Organising Secretary Ahmed Hossain, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, AKM
Enamul Haque Shamim, Office Secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap, Cultural Affairs
Secretary Asim Kumar Ukil Education and Human Resource Affairs Secretary
Shamsunnahar Chapa, Deputy Publicity Secretary Aminul Islam Amin, Deputy
Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, Awami League Central Working
Committee members SM Kamal Hossain and Advocate Riazul Kabir Kawser were
present on the occasion, among others.
The minister said as per the constitution, the government has extended
support to the Election Commission to hold the GCC polls in a free and fair
manner.
Quader urged the voters of GCC polls to cast their votes in favor of
those candidates who are competent.
The AL general secretary said his party does not want to tarnish the
history of polls as like as BNP did in Magura, Mirpur (Dhaka) by polls and
national election on February 15, 1996.
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