Bangladesh polls: Hindus among four elected from minority communities

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman (in vehicle) waves to supporters as he leaves after meeting with Jamaat-e-Islami party leader Shafiqur Rahman in Dhaka, on Sunday. PIC/AFP

Four candidates from minority communities won in the Bangladesh general elections, with all being nominees of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and Nitai Roy Chowdhury are two Hindu candidates who won. They won from a Dhaka seat and western Magura constituency defeating their rivals fielded by the Jamaat-e-Islami.

Roy is a member of the BNP's highest policy-making standing committee while Chowdhury is one of prominent vice presidents of the party as well as a senior advisor and strategist for its top leadership.

The third minority MP-elect is Saching Pru, a senior BNP leader and follower of Buddhist faith, representing Marma ethnic community in southeastern hill district of Bandarban, from where he was elected.

The fourth minority candidate, Dipen Dewan, belongs to the Buddhist majority Chakma ethnic minority group, who won from a constituency in southeastern Rangamati hill district.

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