The Awami League has announced the names of its candidates for the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election slated for January 7.
General Secretary of Awami League Obaidul Quader announced the names at the party’s central office on Sunday afternoon.
Names of the candidates for the Narayanganj-5 and Kushtia-2 constituencies were not announced.
Among the new faces are star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan for Magura-1 and actor Ferdous Ahmed for Dhaka-10.
Obaidul Quader said nominated candidates will vie for the next general polls with the symbol of “Boat”.
