Advocate Mohammad Shishir Monir, the Jamaat candidate for the Sunamganj-2 (Dirai-Shalla) constituency, congratulated BNP’s Nasir Chowdhury with flowers after losing the election. On Thursday night, Monir posted a message with red roses on Facebook, and on Friday afternoon he personally visited Chowdhury’s residence to offer flowers. The gesture quickly went viral on social media, drawing widespread attention.
Local residents of the Haor region viewed Monir’s act positively, appreciating his demonstration of respect and sportsmanship. Dirai-Shalla’s chief election agent Rezaul Islam said politics should be based on mutual respect and love, not hostility, and praised Monir for keeping his promise to congratulate the winner in person. Monir expressed gratitude to his supporters, noting he received 63,000 votes and reaffirmed his commitment to continue working for the development of the Haor area.
Monir stated that he aims to bring qualitative change to national politics by promoting harmony and constructive engagement, pledging to contribute to local development even without official government support.