National polls: BNP and Jamaat leaders who will face off in Dhaka and Chattogram

A number of influential leaders of the BNP and Jamaat‑e‑Islami are set to faceoff in various constituencies of Dhaka and Chattogram in the upcoming 13th national election, after BNP yesterday (3 November) announced its candidates for most of the seats in these two divisions.

While the BNP announced its candidates in 237 constituencies around the country, Jamaat's candidates have already been active in the electoral field under party directives for weeks.

Those from the two parties facing off in Dhaka are: BNP's Khandaker Abu Ashfaq and Jamaat's Nazrul Islam in Dhaka-1; BNP's Aman Ullah Aman and Jamaat's Toufiq Hasan in Dhaka-2, BNP's Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Jamaat's Shahinul Islam in Dhaka-3; BNP's Tanvir Ahmed Robin and Jamaat's Syed Zainul Abedin in Dhaka-4; BNP's Nabi Ullah Nabi and Jamaat's Mohammad Kamal Hossain in Dhaka-5; and BNP's Ishraq Hossain and Jamaat's Dr Abdul Mannan in Dhaka-6.

Also, BNP's Mirza Abbas and Jamaat's Helal Uddin will face off in Dhaka-8; BNP's Saiful Alam Nirab and Jamaat's Saiful Alam Khan Milon in Dhaka-12; BNP's Sanjida Islam Tuli and Jamaat's Barrister Arman in Dhaka-14; Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman and BNP's Md Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton in Dhaka-15; BNP's Aminul Haque and Jamaat's Abdul Baten in Dhaka-16; and BNP's Dr Dewan Md Salauddin and Jamaat's Afzal Hossain in Dhaka-19 constituency.

Heirs of three BNP heavyweights bag nominations in Chattogram 

Meanwhile, in Chattogram, those from BNP and Jamaat facing off are: BNP's Nurul Amin and Jamaat's Saifur Rahman in Chattogram-1; BNP's Sarwar Alamgir and Jamaat's Nurul Amin in Chattogram-2; BNP's Kazi Salauddin and Jamaat's Anwar Siddiqui Chowdhury in Chattogram-4; BNP's Mir Md Helal Uddin and Jamaat's Sirajul Islam in Chattogram-5; BNP's Hummam Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat's Amiruzzaman in Chattogram-7; BNP's Ershad Ullah and Jamaat's Dr Abu Naser in Chattogram-8.

Also, BNP's Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Jamaat's Shamsuzzaman Helali will face off in Chattogram-10; BNP's Mohammad Enamul Haque and Jamaat's Engineer Lokman in Chattogram-12; BNP's Sarwar Jamal Nizam and Jamaat's Prof Mahmudul Hasan in Chattogram-13; and BNP's Mishkatul Islam Chowdhury Pappa and Jamaat's Md Zahirul Islam in Chattogram-16 constituency.