The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Failing to get Awami League (AL) nomination for contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections quite a good number of grassroots level Awami Legue leaders and their supporters continued their demonstration and protest in front of

Sudha Sadan, residence of AL president Sheikh Hasina, for the fifth day yesterday.

These leaders accompanied by their well wishers and supporters gathered before the Sudha Sadan carrying placards and shouting slogans protesting awarding of nomination to their rivals. The situation went to such a pass that the enforcing agencies had to charge baton to disperse the unruly crowd.

At least six protesters were seriously injured due to baton charge.Two of the demonstrators jumped into the Dhanmondi Lake to avert the police action.

Witnesses said around 300 protestors called for changing the party candidates in Shariatpur-1, Pirojpur-2, Jhalakati-1, Natore-1, Natore-3, Chandpur-4 and Mymensingh-10 constituencies.

The protestors demanded nomination of Mobarak Ali Sikdar instead of BM Mozammel from Sharaitpur-1, Principal Shah Alam instead of Habibur Rahman Sheikh from Pirojpur-2, Dr Hannan Firoz instead of BH Harun from Jhalakati-1, Shamsul Huq Bhuiyan instead of journalist Shafiqur Rahman from Chandpur-4, Mahfuza Golondaz instead of Capt (retd) Giasuddin from Mymensingh-10, Adv Abul Kalam Azad instead of Shefali Momtaz from Natore-1, Zonaid Ali Palak instead of Hanif Ali Sheikh from Natore-3 and Mahbub Uddin Bir Bikram from Barisal-5.

Meanwhile, three AL leaders, who failed to get party ticket for contesting the parliamentary polls, yesterday met with party president Sheikh Hasina at Sudha Sadan.

They are Junaid Ahmed Palak of Natore-3, Abul Kalam Azad of Natore-1 and Mahfuza Goldanz, wife of former lawmaker Altaf Hossain Goldanz, of Mymensingh-10.