Local AL's support for Badsha still in doubt
Campaign Kicks Off In Rajshahi-2 Awami League-led grand alliance candidate Fazle Hossain Badsha yesterday began election campaign in Rajshahi-2 constituency. However, amid doubt about full support of local Awami League, BNP candidate former Rajshahi City Corporation mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu, who is accused in five cases including three for graft, is eyeing an easy sail in the election race from the constituency. During the press conference organized on the occasion of Badsha's campaign launching at Rajshahi City AL office yesterday noon, Badsha, remained silent when asked about the doubt about local AL's support for him. “If we get full support from Awami League, there will be chance to answer the rigging in 2002 Rajshahi city polls when Minu defeated Badsha,” said Debashis Pramanik, a follower of Badsha. “But we are still in doubt about the support,” he added. But Shafikur Rahman, Rajshahi city AL acting general secretary and the district coordinator of grand alliance, assure