Bangladesh, Oct. 21 -- Three Awami League (AL) candidates have won the by-polls in Dinajpur, Sirajganj and Khulna. The election results came out on Wednesday morning.

Unofficial election results available so far show the ruling AL candidates dominating the elections and by-elections to Zila, Upazila and Union parishads held Tuesday.

In Sirajganj, ruling party candidate Anwar Hossain Babu won after securing 9,286 votes while his rival, independent candidate Rafiqul Islam, got 2,425 votes, said Shahzadpur Upazila Election Officer Jahangir Hossain.

In Khulna, AL's Anwar Iqbal Mantu was elected the chairman of Paikgachha Upazila unofficially after defeating his rival BNP candidate Dr Mohammad Abdul Majid.

Mantua got 74,680 votes while BNP...