The ruling Awami League on Wednesday decided to leave 10 parliamentary
seats for its alliance partners for the 10th parliamentary elections
scheduled for January 5, 2014.
A meeting of the AL-led ruling alliance held at the prime minister’s
official residence Ganabhaban also decided to offer 60 seats to Jatiya
Party faction led by HM Ershad, said a minister who also attended the
meeting.
The alliance chief prime minister Sheikh Hasina finalised the alliance
candidates and handed over to the 10 alliance leader letters requesting
the returning officers concerned for allocation of ‘boat’ as their
election symbol.
The ten alliance candidates are Worker Party of Bangladesh president
Rashed Khan Menon for Dhaka 8 and its leader Fazle Hasan Badshah for
Rajshahi 2, Mostofa Lutfullah for Sathkhira 2 and Sheikh Hafizur Rahman
for Narial 2, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal president Hasanul Huq Inu for
Kushtia 2, its leaders Moienuddin Khan Badal for Chittagong 8, Shah
Ahmed Zikrul for Brahmanbaria 5 and Shirin Akhter for Feni 1, and
Tariqat Federation leaders Nazibul Bashar Maijbhandari for Chittagong 2
and MA Awal for Lakshmipur 1 parliamentary constituency, meeting sources
said.
The ruling Awami League shared 10 parliamentary seats with its allies alliance against their demand for 40 seats.
The alliance leaders said that Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal had demanded 18
seats, Workers Party of Bangladesh 10 seats, Ganatantri Party 2 seats,
National Awami Party 2 seats, and the Bangladesh Tariqat Federation 10
seats. (source)