Dhaka, Dec 7 (UNB) – There are six candidates from minority communities among 206 BNP finalised on Friday for as many constituencies.
They are Gayeshwar Chandra Roy (Dhaka-3, Nitai Roy Chowdhury (Magura-3), Goutam Chakraborty (Tangail-6) Milton Baidya (Madaripur-2), Moni Swapan Dewan (Rangamati) and Sa Chin Pru (Bandarban).
Of them, Gayeshwar is a BNP standing committee member while Nitai Roy is a vice chairman of the party.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam announced the names of the 206 final candidates of the party at a press conference at its chairperson’s Gulshan office.
The party will announce the names of 94 other candidates of the 20-party, Oikyafront and that of its undecided ones on Saturday.