Staff Reporter :
Sujon – the rickshaw-puller who became a defining symbol of the 2024 July Uprising for his famous salute – has collected a nomination form from the National Citizen Party (NCP) to run in the national election from the Dhaka-8 constituency.
At a press conference on Thursday at the party’s temporary office in Banglamotor, NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary formally handed over the nomination form to Sujon.
Sujon is set to contest the seat against BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas.
Earlier, on 15 November, Khokon Chandra Barman – whose face was severely disfigured by police shotgun fire during the July Uprising – submitted a nomination form to run from Sherpur-2 (Nakla-Nalitabari) as an NCP candidate. The announcement was made late on 14 November through an official post on the NCP’s Facebook page, which read: “Khokon Bhai, a July-injured veteran and central committee member of the NCP, has filed his nomination for Sherpur-2.”Khokon, a professional driver, was shot on 5 August 2024 in front of Jatrabari Police Station in Dhaka.
