The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Rajshahi

The entire district including the city and rural areas have turned into enthusiastic festive looks amid election fever as the electioneering has been reaching the peak in all six parliamentary constituencies.

The contesting candidates and their workers have been campaigning at days and nights amid sweeping cold wave and former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia made her campaigning here last night boosting the momentum.

Former Prime Minister and Grand Alliance Chief Sheikh Hasina is likely to visit here on Monday next.

The candidates of the grand alliance, four-party alliance, different political parties and independent candidates and their workers have been visiting door to door, talking to the voters and seeking their votes.

Some of the voters are also asking the candidates about their future plans for development and solving the problems and saying that they will cast their votes for the committed and honest candidates having good moral character, better background and educational qualifications.

A total of 28 candidates are finally contesting for the six parliamentary seats after withdrawal of the nomination papers though 56 submitted nominations initially.

Spot reports reveal that the election campaigns have already got huge momentum in both urban and rural areas, tea-stalls and public places and the same would reach its maximum peak within the next couple of days.

According to the local people and sources, there might be bilateral and tri- lateral contests in the parliamentary constituencies here.

In Rajshahi-1 (Godagari-Tanore) seat, a bilateral contest might be between BNP led 4-Party Alliance candidate and former IGP Dr Enamul Haque and AL- led Mohajote candidate Omar Faruque Chowdhury though Salah Uddin Bishwash of Bangladesh Kolyan Party is also in the race.

In Rajshahi-2 (Rajshahi city) constituency, the contest might remain confined to Fazley Hossain Badsha of AL-led Mohajote and former BNP lawmaker and Rajshahi Mayor Mijanur Rahman Minu of BNP led 4-Party Alliance though Akhteruzzaman Bablu of Bikalpadhara Bangladesh, Enamul Haque of CPB and Sayeed Mahmud Iliash of Islami Andolan Bangladesh are also in the contest.