BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman cast his vote on Thursday morning at the Gulshan Model High School and College polling center, located within the Dhaka-17 parliamentary constituency. He was accompanied by his wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, and their daughter, Barrister Zaima Rahman, who also voted at the same center. Additionally, Arafat Rahman Koko’s wife, Syeda Shamila Rahman Sithi, and her two daughters, Jafia Rahman and Jashia, were scheduled to vote at the same location.
According to the report, Tarique Rahman is contesting against several candidates, including Jamaat’s S.M. Khaliduzzaman, Jatiya Party’s Atik Ahmed, and Islami Andolan’s Mohammad Ullah. Initially, eleven candidates were expected to compete in the constituency, but four of them withdrew from the race the previous day, declaring their support for Tarique Rahman.
The Dhaka-17 constituency has a total of 333,777 registered voters, comprising 174,709 men, 159,060 women, and eight third-gender voters.