Staff Reporter: The biennial election of the Bangladeshi American Association of Connecticut (BAAC), one of the leading organizations of Bangladeshis in the US state of Connecticut, is one day away. Electoral wind is blowing all over the state. Instead of uniting the expatriates, two vested interests went to court to divide them. Without elections, no one will have the opportunity to usurp Buck’s leadership.
All attempts failed and in the end the two rival parties had to go to the polls. After a long wait for voting in a democratic manner, the two full panels are once again competing. Voters think both Tamim-Mamun and Nurul-Humayun panels are quite strong.
Conscious voters are giving more priority to the educational qualifications of the two candidates for the post of president of both the panels. Tamim-Mamun Parishad Presidential Candidate Researcher Tamim Ahmed holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. He then earned a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Hartford University in Connecticut. On the other hand, Nurul Alam alias Nuru of Nurul-Humayun Parishad passed higher secondary school from Chittagong City College. This time the issue is being discussed more among the voters.
However, this time the expatriates are very happy with the vote. In the meantime, the two panels have held 5/6 election meetings in different cities. Both teams are hoping to win the full panel. The rest will be known on Sunday 12 September night. Voting will be held on September 12 at 4 polling stations for expatriates in 118 Connecticut cities. What is the total number of voters this time? His exact account is also with the Election Commission. Because voters have been made 3/4 times in the name of the same person with the same address. As a result, it is difficult for the Election Commission to say the total number of voters. It is known that there are more than 4 thousand voters. According to the final voter list published by the Election Commission in the last election, the total number of voters is 3,770. Earlier, in 2011, the first contested election was three times more than the total number of voters. In the last election of 2011, the number of registered voters of Buck was 1,300. Only 725 people voted.
However, many complain that there are 3/4 votes in the names of many in the current voter list. Representatives of both panels need to be vigilant so that the same person does not cast a double or fake vote.
This time there are two important polling stations for the two panels. One is Manchester and the other is Stamford. The fate of the two panels depends on the results of these two polling stations. The other two centers at Bridgeport and Wallingford will be won by Tamim in one and Nurul in the other. Nurul-Humayun Parishad is pushing hard to win at Stamford Center and Tamim-Mamun Parishad is pushing hard to win at Manchester Center. Although there is a possibility of a fierce battle in these two centers, in the end not all the two panels will be able to win in the two centers. The remaining posts, except for the President-Secretary, will be shared between the two panels. Towards the end, the candidates of both the panels are campaigning day and night by depriving them of sleep.
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