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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 |
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Sylhet polls Our Correspondent Badaruddin Ahmed Kamran, backed by the Awami League, dominated 10 centres by bagging 8,257 votes in the Sylhet mayoral race on Monday. BNP leader AFM Kamal was his closest contestant with 2,208 votes.
Sammilita Nagorik Jote candidate and former BNP chief of the Sylhet district won 1,615 votes in the 10 centres.
Awami League leader Talukder Abdul Khaleque scored a lead over his nearest contender in 11 polling centres in the mayoral race for Khulna City Corporation, according to an unofficial estimate.
Khaleque won 5,532 votes and BNP-backed Moniruzzaman Moni was the second highest with 4,790 votes.
In Rajshahi, 14-party candidate Khairuzzaman Liton led in the polls in one centre. His nearest contender Jubo Dal leader Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul got 160 votes in the River View School centre.
In Barisal, S Sharfuddin Ahmed Santu of the Progressive Democratic Party was leading the way in 13 centres with 6,816 votes, followed by AL leader Shawkat Hossain Hiron with 6,414 votes.
Expelled BNP Ahsan Habib Kamal was the third highest with 3,385 votes in the 13 centres.
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