Ekramuzzaman MP joins Awami League

Syed AK Ekramuzzaman, newly-elected MP from Brahmanbaria-1 constituency (Nasirnagar), has joined the ruling Awami League.

He joined the party at a program held at a club in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday.

He was the former advisor of Khaleda Zia. He won in the Jatiya Sangsad polls by defeating ‘boat symbol’ candidate Badruddoza Md Farhad Hossain.

The independent candidate secured 89, 424 votes while his rival got 46, 189 votes.

Ekramuzzaman was dismissed from BNP after collecting the nomination form to contest in the national elections as an independent candidate from Brahmanbaria-1.

Ekramuzzaman has been doing politics in Nasirnagar for the past 20 years.