Politics

Celebrities to join AL’s election campaign

Media celebrities will join the electoral campaign of the Awami League from next week, BSS reported.

Lawmaker and noted singer Momtaj Begum, film stars Riaz, Ferdows and Shakil Khan, actor Jahid Hasan, actresses Aruna Biswas and Shomi Kaiser, and renowned dance artiste Sadia Islam Mow, among others, will take part in the election campaign in favour of Awami League, said AL Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud.

Talking to reporters at the AL president’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi after a meeting of AL publicity subcommittee, he said the celebrities will join the polls campaign from next week.

“We’ll carry out the campaign in favour of ‘Boat’, the electoral of symbol of Awami League, to move forward Bangladesh under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh asina. We are walking on the path of development, which was showed by our prime inister,” actor Ferdows said.

Jahid Hasan said: “We are with ‘Boat’… and Inshallha we will remain with boat in the future”.

Riaz urged the new generation to stay beside the Awami League and vote for ‘Boat’ in the upcoming national election.