Three state ministers are deprived of nomination

Three members of the current cabinet were deprived from the nomination of Awami league in the 12th national parliament election.

Party's general secretary Obaidul Quader announced the names of candidates at a press conference organized at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on Sunday afternoon.

The Ministers of State who were dropped are Minister of State for Culture KM Khalid, Minister of State for Labor Begum Mannujan Sufian and Minister of State for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain.

According to the list, Khulna-3 Constituency MP, Minister of State for Labor and Employment Begum Mannujan Sufian did not get nomination. SM Kamal Hossain has been nominated for his seat.

MP of Kurigram-4 Constituency, State Minister of Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Md. Zakir Hossain. Md. Biplab Hasan has been nominated for his seat.

Md. Zakir Hossain was serving as a member of district Awami League and president of Roumari Upazila Awami League. He was elected in the 11th parliament elections.

Minister of State for Culture KM Khalid has been dropped from the race for MP nomination. In his place, Awami League has nominated Md. Abdul Hai Akanda.

The party has finalized the list of candidates in consecutive meetings since Thursday, but it has not been officially announced so far. Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held an exchange meeting with the aspirants at Ganobhaban after 10 am on Sunday before the final candidate list was published.