The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

More than nine Awami Leggue (AL) nomination aspirants collected nomination forms for each parliamentary constituency to contest in the upcoming national election scheduled for December 18.

Distribution of party's nomination papers ended yesterday. A total of 2,758 nomination papers were sold for six divisions from the party's headquarters at Bangabandhu Avenue since November 5.

The highest 1301 nomination papers were sold for 95 constituencies of Dhaka division, 462 for 72 constituencies of Rajshahi division, 443 for 57 constituencies of Chittagong Division, 261 for 36 seats for Khulna Division, 201 for 21 seats for Barishal Division, 95 for 19 seats for Shylet Division.

Party source said the party collected a total of Tk 2,06,85,000 by selling nomination forms during the period.

Four nomination forms were collected for parliamentary seats Gopalgonj-3, Rangpur-6, Narail-1, barishal-1 on behalf of AL president Sheikh Hasina.