Shama Obaid wins Faridpur-2 constituency

Published at : 13 February 2026, 12:23 am
Shama Obaid wins Faridpur-2 constituency
Shama Obaid

BNP nominated candidate Shama Obaid has unofficially been elected in the Faridpur-2 (Saltha and Nagarkanda) constituency in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election.

 She has won in the results received from all 117 polling centres in the Faridpur-2 (Saltha and Nagarkanda) constituency.

Shama Obaid bagged 1,20,909 votes with the 'Sheaf of Paddy' symbol, while her nearest rival Shah Akram Ali with 'Rickshaw' symbol secured 87,956 votes.

Shama Obaid's father KM Obaidur Rahman  was BNP Secretary General. KM Obaidur Rahman was born at Laskardia, Nagarkanda upazila, in the then Faridpur district of East Bengal under British Raj. He earned his MA degree in 1964 from the University of Dhaka.

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Bangladesh-US Ticfa meeting begins in Dhaka

Published at : 20 September 2023, 02:41 pm
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Deal to ease trade in taka-rupee to be signed as Hasina

Published at : 08 September 2023, 01:43 am
Deal to ease trade in taka-rupee to be signed as Hasina

"An MoU will be signed between the National Payments Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Bank to make transactions in rupees and taka between Bangladesh and India easier," said the foreign minister in a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Thursday.

Besides, the neighbouring countries are likely to sign two more memorandums of understanding regarding cooperation in agricultural researches, and extension of the existing cultural exchange programme for two years, said the foreign minister.

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Published at : 07 September 2023, 02:29 pm
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