The Dhaka Times Desk A record number of 34 candidates of Bangladeshi origin are contesting in the British parliamentary elections, of which a maximum of 8 candidates are contesting from the opposition Labor Party as a single party.
Most of the 34 candidates are standing for the first time. Many of them became independent candidates challenging the Labor Party's position on the Gaza crisis. - News from The Guardian and BBC.
In 2015, a total of 11 British-Bangladeshis stood as candidates for the parliamentary elections in the UK, in 2019 this number increased to 14, now it has jumped to 34.
In this regard, the British media Mirror wrote that this time the national election is becoming so competitive that there is no electoral seat where at least 5 candidates did not stand. Again there is one seat where maximum 13 candidates are standing. This time a total of 459 independent candidates are voting in 317 seats.
Tomorrow, Thursday (July 4), UK national election voting will take place. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised everyone by announcing early elections at least 6 months before the end of the current government's term in the country. Last minute promotions are currently underway.
According to the Labor Party website, 6 out of 8 candidates of Bangladeshi origin in their candidate list are women.
On the other hand, according to the information given on the website of the ruling Conservative Party (Tory), they have nominated 2 citizens of Bangladeshi origin this time.
Other parties include 6 from the Workers Party of Britain, 1 from Reform UK, 1 from the Liberal Democrats (Lib Dem), 1 from the Scottish National Party (SNP), 3 from the Greens and 1 from the Socialist Party. They are contesting in the general election by getting their party's ticket.
And apart from these 23 people, 11 British citizens of Bangladeshi origin have become independent candidates in the general election of the United Kingdom.
Many people of Bangladeshi origin have become independent candidates mainly to protest the silence of Labor Party and party MPs on Israel's attack on Gaza.
Recently, in Britain's Daily Sun's 'Election Show-down', Labor leader Kier Starmer faced intense criticism and controversy for naming only Bangladeshis in the question of sending back illegal immigrants.
And by capitalizing on this, independent candidates of Bangladeshi origin are also trying to attract the votes of British-Bangladeshis who are leaning towards the Labor Party.
This is the first time in UK electoral history that British-Bangladeshi candidates are voting, with 14 from Labor and Britain's Workers' Party.
UK's main opposition Labor Party has nominated 8 British-Bangladeshis this time. In the 2019 elections also, the party fielded 8 British-Bangladeshis.
Out of the 8 who are contesting this time, 4 were members of the newly dissolved parliament. This time also they have been candidates from their same constituencies.
These four MPs are - Rushnara Ali, Rupa Asha Haque, Tulip Siddique and Afsana Begum.
Rushnara Ali is fighting from Bethnal Green and Stepney seat again. On the other hand, Rupa Haque is a candidate for Ealing Central and Acton seats. Tulip Siddique is contesting in Hampstead and Kilburn. Afsana Begum is a candidate from Poplar and Limehouse.
This time, the constituency area of Rushnara Ali has been slightly changed. In 2019 his constituency was Bethnal Green and Bow, and this time it has been changed to Bethnal Green and Stepney. The Bow area was combined with Stratford to form the 'Stratford and Bow' constituency.
Sylhet girl Rushnara Ali became the first British MP of Bangladeshi origin in 2010, winning the Labor Party nomination. Since then, this MP for 3 consecutive terms is in the party's confidence for the fourth time as well.
Born in 1975 in Vishwanath, Sylhet, Rushna moved to London with her parents at the age of seven. A degree holder in philosophy, politics and economics, Rushana is associate director of the Young Foundation, a consultancy.
Tulip Siddique, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's niece Sheikh Rehana, was elected Member of Parliament in 2015 on the nomination of the Labor Party. He won for the second time in 2019.
Bangabandhu's youngest daughter Sheikh Rehana and Shafiq Siddiqui's daughter Tulip was born in Mitcham, London. Although the tulip spent its childhood in Bangladesh, India and Singapore. He has a Masters in Politics, Policy and Government from King's College London.
On the other hand, Pabna's daughter Rupa Haque, born in 1972 in Ealing, London, won from the Labor Party in the same year as Tulip.
Pabna's daughter Rupa Haque joined the Labor Party in 1991. He is also widely known as a writer, music DJ, columnist.
Earlier in the 2005 election, he was nominated by the Labor Party from Chesham and Amersham constituencies but could not be elected. In 2004, he was also a candidate for the European Parliament elections.
In 2019, Afsana Begum was elected MP for the first time from the Poplar and Limehouse constituency in East London on the nomination of the Labor Party.
MP Afsana Begum came into widespread discussion by playing a vocal role in the British Parliament against the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza and voting in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza.
Afsana was born and brought up in Tower Hamlets. His original home in Bangladesh is Jagannathpur in Sunamganj.
The other four Labor Party candidates are:
Rumi Chowdhury has been nominated by the Labor Party in Witham, Rufia Ashraf has been nominated in South Northamptonshire, Nurul Haque Ali has been nominated in Gordon and Bushan and Nazmul Hussain has been given the opportunity to contest in Bridge and Immingham.
Two Tory candidates:
The ruling Tory party has nominated 2 British of Bangladeshi origin as their party's candidate in this year's parliamentary elections. In which Atiq Rahman is standing from Tottenham and Syed Saiduzzaman is fighting from Ilford South.
Six candidates from the British Workers Party:
6 British-Bangladeshis are contesting the election from the Workers' Party of Britain. Among them, Golam Tipu from Ilford South, Prince Sadiq Chowdhury from Bedford, Mohammad Shahed Hossain from Hackney South, Faisal Kabir from Altrinsham and Sale, Mohammad Bilal from Manchester Rushlum and Halima Khatun from Stratford and Bow are contesting the elections.
One from Reform UK:
British-Bangladeshi candidate Raj Farhad, who is contesting the Ilford South seat, has entered the race to become a member of parliament for the hard-line nationalist party Reform UK.
One from the Lib Dems:
Rubina Khan is contesting as a Lib Dem in the Bethnal Green and Stepney seat. Rushnara Ali is contesting from Labor in this seat.
One from the Scottish National Party:
Naz Anis Mia, a British citizen of Bangladeshi origin, has become the candidate of Scottish National Party from Dunfermline and Dollar seat.
3 Candidates from Green Party:
This time, 3 British-Bangladeshis are contesting the vote from the Green Party, which came into politics with the goal of building a climate-tolerant UK. They are Syed Siddiqui from Ilford South, Syed Shamsuzzaman Shams from Oldham West and Royton and Sharmin Rahman from Leicester.
One from the Socialist Party:
Mumtaz Khanam is the Socialist Party candidate from Folkestone constituency.
Where stand independent 11 candidates:
11 British-Bangladeshis are fighting as independent candidates in the UK national elections.
Out of which three candidates have been elected in Bethnal Green and Stepney constituencies. They are Ajmal Masroor, Suman Ahmed and Sam Uddin.
Among the other 8 independent candidates are Wais Islam in Holborn and St Pancras, Ehteshamul Haque in Poplar and Limehouse, Habib Rahman in Newcastle Central West, Nurjahan Begum in Ilford South, Raja Mia in Ludham West and 2 in Stratford and Bow – Omar Farooq and Nizam Ali. .
A total of 95 political parties, big and small, have given candidates in this election of the United Kingdom. In the history of the country, 4 thousand 515 candidates are competing in the election against the 650 seats of the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament. Source: Dawn Paper.
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