Nine of the newly elected Chairmen of Upazila Parishad are relatives of MPs

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In the first phase of upazila parishad elections, voting was held in 139 upazilas on Wednesday (May 8). Among them, Awami League leaders have been elected as Chairman in 49 upazilas. Nine of them are relatives of MPs.

Although there are organizational instructions of the ruling Awami League, the relatives of the local parliamentarians have been elected to the Chairman posts in 13 upazilas, ignoring those instructions. Among them, 9 people were elected and two were defeated in 11 upazilas. One already won unopposed.

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Atahar Ishrak Shabab Chowdhury, son of Mohammad Ekramul Karim Chowdhury, Member of Parliament of Noakhali-4 (Sadar and Subarnachar) Constituency, has been elected Chairman in Noakhali's Subarnachar. He was a candidate against District Awami League president and three-time chairman of Subarnachar Upazila Parishad, AHM Khairul Anam Chowdhury.

Ashiq Ali, the elder son of the local MP Mohammad Ali, has won the seat of Noakhali.

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SM Noore Alam Shaheen has become the Chairman in Nazirpur of Pirojpur. He is the brother of MP SM Rezaul Karim of Pirojpur-1 Constituency.

Madaripur Sadar Upazila MP Shajahan Khan's elder son Asibur Rahman Khan has been elected to the post of Chairman.

The current Chairman Ataur Rahman Ata has become the chairman in Kushtia Sadar Upazila. He is the cousin of Awami League Joint General Secretary and Kushtia Sadar Constituency MP Mahbub Ul Alam Hanif.

Son and younger brother of Sahadara Mannan, Member of Parliament of the ruling party of Bogra-1 Constituency and executive member of the Central Mahila League, have been elected as Chairman in two upazilas of Bogra. Son Mohammad Sakhawat Hossain was elected in Sariakandi and younger brother Minhaduzzaman in Sonatala.

Safiqul Islam, uncle of Parliamentarian Mazharul Islam of Thakurgaon-2 Constituency has been elected Chairman in Baliadangi Upazila.

Vishwa Pradeep Karbari has been elected Chairman of Ramgarh in Khagrachari. He is the son-in-law of Awami League MP Kujendra Lal Tripura.

Harunur Rashid was defeated in Tangail's Dhanbari. He is the cousin of local MP Abdur Razzak. Shoeb Ahmed, nephew of local MP Shahab Uddin, was defeated in Baralekha of Moulvibazar.