Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the president of the ruling Awami League, is going to commence her formal campaign for the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections through the visit to shrines of Shahjalal and Shah Paran in Sylhet on December 20.
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader made the disclosure on Sunday while talking to journalists at the political office of AL President Sheikh Hasina in the capital’s Dhanmondi.
"The election campaign is set to kick off on December 20 with a visit to the shrines in Sylhet. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit to shrines of Shahjalal and Shah Paran. Following the visits, a public meeting will also take place in Sylhet, marking the inaugural election rally," said Obaidul Quader.
Awami League presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak, joint general secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud, Mahbubul Alam Hanif MP, AFM Bahauddin Nasim and organizing secretary Mirza Azam, among others, were present there.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has submitted nomination paper as a candidate of the AL for Gopalganj-3 Constituency.
Her party has fielded candidates for 298 seats to contest countrywide in the upcoming 12th JS polls slated for January 7, 2024.
Earlier the Election Commission announced the polls schedule on November 15. As per the schedule, the last date for submission of nomination papers was November 30. The Returning Officers conducted primary scrutiny of the nomination forms from December 1-4. Appeals against the scrutiny started on Sunday and will continue till December 15. Candidates can withdraw nominations by December 17. Electoral symbols will be distributed among the parties and candidates on December 18 and candidates could be able to run election campaign from December 18 to January 5. Over 2,500 candidates from at least 30 political parties and independents are participating in the election.
The number of total voters in the country this year is 11,96,91,633 while the number of voting centres is 42,103.
