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BNP-nominated candidate and Thakurgaon district BNP President Mirza Faisal Amin submitted his nomination paper for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election on Sunday.
Mirza Faisal, the younger brother of President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, submitted the nomination paper to District Election Officer and Returning Officer Kamrul Islam at the Thakurgaon District Election Office around noon.
District BNP General Secretary Paygam Ali, Thakurgaon Sadar upazila BNP President Abdul Hamid and General Secretary Mahabub Hossain Tuhin, among other party leaders and activists, were present.
After submitting his nomination paper, Mirza Faisal said voters would elect him to continue the development of Thakurgaon. He also sought the support of party leaders, activists and local people.
District Election Officer Kamrul Islam said that, so far, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Md Delawar Hossain and BNP candidate Mirza Faisal Amin had submitted their nomination papers. The deadline for submission was 4pm on Sunday, he said.
According to the election schedule, nomination papers will be scrutinised on September 29, while voting for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election is scheduled for October 29.
