Tarique Rahman Vacates Bogura-6 Seat, Retains Dhaka-17 After Dual Victory

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has formally decided to give up his parliamentary seat from Bogura-6, choosing instead to keep the one he won in Dhaka-17 following his successes in both constituencies during the 13th National Parliamentary Election held on February 12.

The BNP leader sent an official letter to the Election Commission (EC) informing them of his decision to relinquish the Bogura-6 seat. Senior Secretary of the EC, Akhtar Ahmed, confirmed this on Monday.

In the Bogura-6 constituency, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman achieved a resounding victory in the recent parliamentary election, securing 216,284 votes. Defeating Abidur Rahman Sohel of Jamaat-e-Islami, who received 97,626 votes.

In Dhaka-17 , Tarique Rahman got 72,699 votes where his Jamaat opponent SM Khaliduzzam got 68,300 votes.