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KHULNA, Feb 7, 2026 (BSS) - BNP-nominated "Sheaf of Paddy" candidate for 
Khulna-2 constituency and former lawmaker Nazrul Islam Manju today said 
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is a party of the people and it will 
always stand by them.

He made the remarks while conducting electioneering and distributing leaflets 
in several areas of Sonadanga Ward No. 18, including Nasir Road, Sonar Bangla 
Road, Boubazar and Nabinagar from 10.00 am.
 
Manju said there are 3,31,279 voters in Khulna-2 constituency, of whom 
168,193 are women and 163,076 men, noting that women voters are higher in 
number. "A country can never be rebuilt by demeaning women," he added.

He described BNP as a united and popular party founded by Shaheed President 
Ziaur Rahman, led by Begum Khaleda Zia and now under the leadership of 
Tarique Rahman, adding that the party has governed the country several times 
with a record of building a self-reliant Bangladesh.

Manju said BNP aims to rebuild Khulna with the participation of people from 
all walks of life, restore its lost glory and build a drug-free and 
oppression-free city.

At noon, he addressed an election views-exchange meeting with the Bangladesh 
Frozen Foods Association (Khulna region) as the chief guest and joined a doa 
mahfil seeking eternal peace for the departed soul of Begum Khaleda Zia, the 
former three-time prime minister of the country. 

The meeting was chaired by Vice-President Kamrul Alam. 

Later, he also carried out campaigning in the Shankha Market area. BNP 
leaders and activists were present during the electioneering.