Sunamganj-2: Jamaat's Shishir concedes, congratulates BNP's Nasir before final results
Nasir Chowdhury secured 74,289 votes under the BNP’s “Sheaf of Paddy symbol”, while Shishir Manir bagged 42,467 votes in 88 out of 111 poling centres
Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Mohammad Shishir Manir has congratulated BNP's Md Nasir Chowdhury in Sunamganj-2 (Dirai–Shalla) following early indications of his rival's lead in the constituency.
In a post on his verified Facebook page shortly before 8:30pm, Shishir Manir wrote: "Congratulations to the 'Sheaf of Paddy' candidate Nasir Uddin Chowdhury, the winner in my constituency. Greetings to you."
According to Nasir Chowdhury's chief election agent Rudra Mizan, results from 88 out of 111 polling centres had been received by 8pm.
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In those centres, Nasir Chowdhury secured 74,289 votes under the BNP's "Sheaf of Paddy symbol", while Shishir Manir bagged 42,467 votes, giving Nasir a lead of 31,820 votes.
Shishir Manir is a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court and a former central secretary of Islami Chhatra Shibir. Nasir Chowdhury, a member of BNP's central executive committee, is a former parliamentarian and a freedom fighter.
