CPB says no to war criminals, corrupts

Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) yesterday launched its election campaign with a call for not casting vote for any war criminal or corrupt politician in the upcoming parliamentary election.
CPB leaders started the campaign placing floral wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital.
The party will contest the election in 37 constituencies including two in Dhaka.
"The sector commanders have made public a list of 50 war criminals. Eight war criminals got nomination from a major electoral alliance while another electoral alliance nominated two war criminals as its candidate," said CPB President Manjurul Ahsan Khan while inaugurating the campaign at the Central Shaheed Minar.
He said only four percent people in the country were landless during the liberation war but now the number has reached 72 percent because of corruption of the previous governments.
CPB General Secretary Mujahidul Islam Selim said it is time for all left-leaning forces to get united ahead of the national polls.
He also urged the people to vote for CPB candidates in the next parliamentary election.
CPB leaders Sajedul Haq Rubel and Ahsan Habib Lablu will contest the election from Dhaka-15 and 13 constituencies respectively.
Meanwhile, Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB) President Rashed Khan Menon, who will contest the election from Dhaka-8 as a candidate of Awami League-led grand alliance, also started his election campaign yesterday placing floral wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar.
Menon pledged that he would take initiative to ease traffic congestion in his constituency if he gets elected.