Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Gazipur representatives on Tuesday showered praise on the Election Commission (EC) during the hearings on constituency demarcation for the initiative to increase the number of parliamentary seats in the district from five to six.
But representatives from Manikganj and Munshiganj demanded raising the number of parliamentary seats in their districts to four from the existing three.
Besides, most petitioners from Dohar, Nabanganj, Savar and Ashulia upazilas of Dhaka sought separate parliamentary seats with their respective upazilas as the seats were before the 2001 general election, while several petitioners from Nababganj raised views against any possible split of the upazila during the final demarcation of constituencies ...