BANGLADESH

Ruling Awami League will sell nomination forms from Feb 7-10 to select the party's candidate for upcoming Shariatpur-3 by-election.

"The decision was taken at Awami League's parliamentary party meeting on Sunday evening," prime minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary Abul Kalam Azad told journalists.

The Shariatpur-3 constituent became vacant with the death of Awami League veteran Abdur Razzak on Dec 23 last year. The next meeting is slated on Feb 12 to finalise the party's candidate for the parliamentary seat.

Deputy parliament leader Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, presidium member Amir Hossain Amu, advisory council member Tofail Ahmed, communications minister Obaidul Quader, presidium member Kazi Zafarullah and party's general secretary and local government minister Syed Ashraful Islam were present in the meeting.