Deputy Minister for Education Nowfel secures landslide victory

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07 January, 2024, 10:30 pm

Last modified: 07 January, 2024, 10:35 pm

Deputy Minister for Education Nowfel secures landslide victory

TBS Report

07 January, 2024, 10:30 pm

Last modified: 07 January, 2024, 10:35 pm

Former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury. Photo: Collected

Former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury. Photo: Collected

Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel has clinched landslide victory in the Chattogram-9 seat for the second consecutive term.

Nowfel secured 1,30,993 votes while the nearest contender Jatiyo Party candidate Sanjid Rashid Chowdhury got 1,982 votes.

Returning Officer Mohammad Tofael Islam declared the results on Sunday evening.

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