Hero Alom to contest in polls with PRP ticket

Ashraful Hossain Alom, known as Hero Alom, is set to contest in the 12th national polls as a candidate of the People's Rights Party (PRP).

Hero Alom filed the PRP nomination paper for Bogura-4 (Kahalu-Nandigram) to District Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Md Saiful Islam.

Alom's personal assistant Sujan Rahman Shuvo submitted it at 3:30pm on Thursday.

People's Rights Party is a member of a six-party alliance with the Bangladesh Congress.Other members of the alliance include Bangladesh Bachelors Society, Bangladesh People's Party, Bangladesh Green party and Bangladesh Bangladesh Sat Sangrami Voters Party.


Hero Alom came to the limelight in February this year when he stood as an independent candidate for the by-polls of Bogura-4 and Bogura-6 (Sadar). He lost in both seats.

Alom rejected the results claiming that the elections were rigged and plagued by irregularities.

In July, Alom again contested in the Dhaka-17 by-polls as an independent candidate. Awami League nominated candidate Mohammad Ali Arafat won the election.