Campaign heats up in 5 Noakhali upazilas

Aspirants are moving door to door seeking votes as elections in five out of nine upazilas in the district will be held on February 27.  
Twenty-two candidates will contest for chairman, 22 for vice-chairman and 11 for female vice-chairman posts on the day.
In Companiganj upazila, Ahsan Ullah Palash (BNP), Mizanur Rahman Badol (AL), and Humayun Kabir (Independent) to vie for chairman post.
Anwar Pasha Chowdhury (AL) and Jahangir Alam (BNP), Arjuman Parveen (AL), Fatema Akhter Nayon (BNP) and Naima Ferdous Bobi (Independent) are vice-chairman candidates.
In Kabirhat upazila, Kamrun Nahar Sheuly (AL), Md. Elias (BNP) and Advocate Azizul Hoque (JSD Inu)  to contest for chairman post while Arafater Rahaman (BNP), Zahurul Hoque Zahir (Labour Party),  Mafiz Ullah (AL) and  Bibi Joynob (AL) and Sahana Akhter ( BNP) are vice-chairman aspirants.
In Sadar upazila, Md. Shehab Uddin Shaheen (AL), Mahbub Alamgir Alo (BNP), M H Shwakot Reza Arman Chowdhury (AL rebel), A S M Moniruzzaman (Independent), Md. Solim Ullah (JSD Inu), Md. Habibur Rahaman Royal (Independent) to fight for chairman post.
Deldar Uddin Chowdhury (AL), Liakot Ali Khan (BNP), Kazi Janiat Hossain (Independent), Md. Amir Hossain (Independent), Md. Nur Hossain (Independent), Md. Abu Bakar Siddique (Independent), Nilufa Momin (AL), Shamima Akhter (19 parties) and Rashida Parveen (Independent) to vie for vice-chairman post.
In Sonaimuri upazila, AFM Babul (AL), Khondkar Ruhul Amin (AL rebel), Md. Anwarul Hoque Kamal (BNP), Md. Shakawat Hossain Saku (BNP rebel), Abu Naim Wajer Mohammad (Independent) and Md. Belal Hossain will contest for chairman post.
Md. Nizam Uddin (AL), Md. Sahab Uddin (19 parties), Alamgir Kabir (BNP rebel), Iqbal Hossain (Independent), Saleh Ahmed (Independent), Md. Alamgir Hossain (BNP rebel), Md. Nurul Alam (BNP rebel), Md. Fakrul Islam (BNP rebel), Parveen Akhter (BNP) and Rashida Islam (AL) are vice-chairman aspirants.
In Chatkhil upazila, Jahangir Kabir (AL), Md. Anwar Hossain (BNP), Ahmed Hossain (AL rebel) and Sajjad Ahmed Chowdhury (AL rebel) are chairman candidates.
HM Ali Taher (AL), Md. Mohiuddin (19 parties), Nazmul Alam (JP), Rojina Akhter (AL) and Sharmin Akhter (BNP) will contest for vice-chairman post.
Nine lakh 35 thousand 7 hundred and 50 voters will cast their votes in 367 centres,  official sources said.