, Dec. 29 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said that the people of Bangladesh have regained their voting rights after a long time.

Fakhrul made the remarks while talking to reporters after submitting his nomination paper to contest the 13th parliamentary election from the Thakurgaon-1 constituency.

Earlier in the day, he submitted the nomination paper to Thakurgaon Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Ishrat Farzana. "I want to offer thanks to Almighty Allah as I have been given an opportunity to work for the people through this nomination," Fakhrul said.

He said that if elected with the love and support of the people, he would work to develop the overall infrastructure of Thakurgaon, improve the soci...