BNP has nominated Rezaul Karim Badsha as its candidate for the by-election to the Bogura-6 constituency, which fell vacant after party Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman quit the seat.
BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan said on Thursday that the party picked Rezaul Karim Badsha, currently serving as the President of its Bogura District unit, to contest the by-election scheduled for April 9.
BNP MP from Bogura-4 constituency Md Mosharraf Hossain also confirmed it in a Facebook post.
“Alhamdulillah, the final nomination has been given to our respected Bogura District BNP President Rezaul Karim Badsha Bhai as the BNP candidate for the Bogura (Sadar)-6 constituency from the party Chairperson’s Gulshan office,” Mosharraf writes.
Tarique Rahman contested the February-12 general election from two constituencies — Bogura-6 and Dhaka-17 — and was elected from both.
He later vacated the Bogura-6 seat and took oath as a Member of Parliament from Dhaka-17.
In the election, BNP secured 209 parliamentary seats and formed the government on February 17.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Election Commission announced that the by-election in Bogura-6 and the rescheduled election in Sherpur-3 will be held simultaneously on April 9.