AL victory celebration rally begins

Awami League (AL) began the victory celebration rally at Suhrawardy udyan in the capital on Saturday as it got landslide victory in the 11th parliamentary elections held on December 30 last year.    

The main programme began by reciting holy Quran around 2:30pm. AL deputy publicity and publication secretary Aminul Islam Amin is conducting the discussion session of rally. 

Earlier the cultural programme began at 12pm while popular singers Fahmida Nabi, Salma and folk band Joler Gaan performed.  

It is mentionable that, Awami League bagged 259 seats, HM Ershad-led Jatiya Party secured 20 seats while BNP got just five seats in national polls.

Workers Party bagged three seats while Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal two seats, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh two seats and Tariqat Federation one seat.

Gono Forum bagged two seats while Manju-led Jatiya Party (JP) one seat and independent candidates got three seats.