By Md Mamun Islam   RANGPUR, Dec 10, 2025 (BSS) - National Citizen Party (NCP) today announced  Al-Mamun and Akhter Hossen as the candidates for Rangpur-1 and Rangpur-4  parliamentary constituencies ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election  schedule accouchement.   In the first phase of declaring party-nominated candidates, NCP announced  candidates for two of the six constituencies in Rangpur today. Candidates may  be announced for the remaining four seats of the district in the next phase.    Both of the announced candidates Al-Mamun and Akhter Hossen are student  leaders of the front-line July warriors.   NCP announced candidates for 125 seats in the first phase after a press  conference at its temporary central office at Bangla Motor in the capital on  Wednesday.    The party will contest this election under the 'Shapla Kali' symbol.    While announcing the list of candidates, NCP member-secretary Akhter Hossen  said that qualified, clean and people-oriented leadership is being brought  forward with the aim of establishing positive changes, good governance and  accountability in national politics.    He said that nominations for more seats will be announced very soon in the  second phase.    The remaining seats will be finalized after considering field-level surveys,  popularity, party activity and history of work in the public interest.    According to official sources, Rangpur-1 constituency consists of Gangachara  upazila and Wards 1 to 9 of Rangpur City Corporation.    Hussein Muhammad Ershad's Jatiya Party had built a stronghold in this  constituency since 1986 with the power of single-handed dominance.   But the seat was captured by Awami League candidate Asaduzzaman Bablu in the  much-questioned 12th parliamentary election of 2024.    This time, the NCP has nominated Al Mamun, former central president of the  Jatiya Party's student organisation Jatiya Chhatra Samaj, for this  constituency.  On December 2 last, the Rangpur district committee was approved by making Al  Mamun the convener and Ershad Hossain the member secretary. Currently, he  serves the NCP's Rangpur district committee as its convener.  Al Mamun was a student of Dhaka University (du) and was actively involved in  the July movement. After the fall of the fascist regime, he stepped down from  the leadership of the Jatiya Chhatra Samaj.    During the 24-day July-August student movement, Al Mamun's voice, holding a  microphone, was heard chanting the slogan 'Abu Sayeed's blood cannot be  wasted' in the capital's central Shaheed Minar and Dhaka University areas.    In appreciation of his courageous role, the central leaders of the NCP have  nominated Al Mamun as candidate for the Rangpur-1 parliamentary constituency  after entrusting him with the responsibility of Rangpur convener.    Meanwhile, Rangpur-4 constituency comprises Kawnia and Pirgachha upazilas on  the banks of the Teesta River.   Since independence, Awami League has won this constituency six times, Jatiya  Party four times and BNP one time. This time, NCP Central member secretary  Akhter Hossen will contest this constituency.    Although the party officially nominated him today, the party's convener Md  Nahid Islam had earlier announced Akhter Hossen as the candidate for Rangpur- 4 constituency during the 'July Padoyatra' in Rangpur on July 1 this year.    Akhter Hossain is a resident of Madhupur area of Kawnia upazila. He studied  law at Dhaka University where his political career began.    In 2018, Akhter Hossen went on a solo hunger strike to protest the question  paper leak of the admission test, which made him nationally known.    Earlier, Akhter Hossen was the vice-president of Bangladesh Chhatra Adhikar  Parishad and the president and general secretary of the organisation's Dhaka  University unit.    He was the founder of 'Ganotantrik Chhatra Shakti'.    Akher Hossen, former social service secretary of DUCSU and one of the  prominent faces of the anti-fascist July movement, did not give up even under  police torture and oppression.    He has made an outstanding contribution to the July Movement. This is the  first time, this young politician is contesting the Jatiya Sangsad Election  with his clean image as a representative of the young generation.  

NARSINGDI, Dec 10, 2025 (BSS) - Prayers and a milad mahfil were held here in the district today seeking speedy recovery of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. The programme was organized by the Belabo Upazila unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on the directive of former MP and BNP nominee for the upcoming national election from Narsingdi-4 (Belabo-Monohardi), valiant freedom fighter Sardar Sakhawat Hossain Bakul. The prayer gathering was held on Wednesday afternoon at the International Hifzul Quran Madrasa, with nearly one hundred teachers and students attending.