, Dec. 27 -- Rashed Khan, General Secretary of Gono Odhikar Parishad, is set to join BNP to contest the upcoming national election as a candidate of the 'Sheaf of Paddy' symbol.

Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur confirmed the development on Friday night, saying Rashed Khan will contest the election from Jhenaidah-4 constituency as a BNP candidate.

"As part of an election-winning strategy, our party has decided that Gono Odhikar Parishad General Secretary Rashed Khan will contest the election from Jhenaidah-4 with the Sheaf of Paddy symbol," Nur said in a post on his Facebook page.

He said he himself will contest the election from Patuakhali-3 constituency using his party's own symbol 'Truck'.

Nurul Haque Nur said Rashed ...