Rangpur, Jan. 17 -- Police rescued independent parliamentary candidate for Gaibandha-3 constituency Azizar Rahman in an unconscious state from Rangpur city on Friday evening.

Azizar Rahman was found around 7:30pm at Modern Mor in the city, police said. He is an independent candidate for the Gaibandha-3 (Palashbari-Sadullapur) seat and had recently travelled to Dhaka to attend an appeal hearing after his nomination papers were initially cancelled. He was returning home by bus after regaining his candidature.

Tajhat Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ataur Rahman said police rushed to the spot after receiving information that a man was lying unconscious on the road at Modern Mor. Azizar Rahman was rescued and later regained consciousness. ...