Mazharul Islam Nipu, the convener of the Agailjhara unit of the National Citizens Party (NCP), has been nominated as the party’s candidate for the Barishal-1 constituency (covering Gournadi and Agailjhara) in Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliamentary Election. The nomination was officially handed over to him at the NCP central office in Banglamotor on Thursday evening by senior party leaders. During the event, Nipu expressed his commitment to serve the people rather than rule over them, emphasizing the need to end exploitation of the working class. Other political parties have also announced their candidates for the same seat, including BNP’s former MP M. Zahir Uddin Swapan, Jamaat-e-Islami’s Maulana Kamrul Islam Khan, and Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s Russell Sardar Mehedi.