Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 20 Party Alliance leaders on Saturday launched electioneering in favour of their mayoral candidate Shakhawat Hossain Khan in Narayanganj City Corporation polls billed for December 22. 

They started their campaign from Mid Town area in the NCC at about 11:00am seeking vote for 20 Party candidate Shakhawat.

Fakhrul and the alliance leaders also carried out the campaign in Kalibazar, Galachipa and Chashara areas distributing leaflets in favour of ‘sheaf of paddy’. 

Talking to his party colleagues in front of Narayanganj district BNP office at Mid Town, Fakhrul said the people of Narayanganj who believe in democracy, the rule of law, and voting right and those who against terrorism and ministry have got united to ensure the victory of Shakhawat.

“The country’s people are deprived of their voting rights. The future of the country and next election will depend on the Narayanganj polls. We believe our candidate will win as people have taken position in favour of him,” he said.

Later, Fakhrul, on behalf of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, presented Shakhawat with a bunch of sheaf of paddy.

Shakhawat thanked Fakhrul and sought blessing from the voters.

BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Jatiya Party (Kazi Zafar) secretary general Mostafa Jamal Haider, Kalyan Party chief Syed Mohammad Ibrahim, NPP president Fariduzzaman Farhad, BNP organising secretary Fazlul Haq Milon, Narayanganj district BNP leaders Taimur Alam Khandaker and Kazi Moiruzzaman Monir, among others, were present.