Bangladesh Polls: Krishna Nandi, Gobinda Pramanik Prominent Hindus Among 80 Minority Candidates

Bangladesh Elections: A complete of 80 candidates from spiritual and ethnic minority communities are contesting Bangladesh’s nationwide parliamentary elections scheduled for February 12, based on knowledge from the Election Fee. Of those, 12 candidates are working as independents, whereas 10 are ladies.

As many as 22 political events, together with the Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami, have nominated 68 minority candidates. The Bangladesh Communist Celebration (CPB) has fielded the best quantity, with 17 candidates from minority communities, The Instances of India reported.

Awami League Barred, BNP and Jamaat Subject Minority Candidates

Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League has been barred from contesting the elections, with its registration suspended and social gathering actions banned. The BNP has nominated six candidates from minority communities for this election.

Historic Jamaat Nomination, Impartial Hindu Chief in Race

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has, for the primary time, nominated a candidate from a minority group. Krishna Nandi, a Hindu and a seasoned businessman, is contesting from the Khulna-1 constituency. Nandi has been related to Jamaat-e-Islami since 2003.

One other distinguished minority candidate is Gobinda Chandra Pramanik, secretary common of the Bangladesh Nationwide Hindu Mahajot. He’s contesting as an unbiased from the Gopalganj-3 constituency, which incorporates Kotalipara and Tungipara. His nomination was initially rejected however later reinstated after an attraction to the Election Fee.

At current, 60 political events are registered with the Election Fee, even because the Awami League stays suspended from the electoral course of.