Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the voters to go to the polling centres early in the morning to cast votes for the 12th national parliamentary election slated for January 7.

“My request to all of you (voters) is that in this January 7 election, please all the voters will get up early in the morning and go to the polling centres to cast your vote,” she said.

The Awami League chief came up with the call while addressing a public rally at Taraganj Degree College here as she is visiting Rangpur for day-long election campaign.

Like the formal election campaign rally that began on December 20 from Sylhet, Bangabandhu’s younger daughter and Sheikh Hasina’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana was present on the dais.

Seeking votes for boat, the AL’s election symbol, to the people to serve them once again, the premier said Boat is the symbol of the Boat of Prophet Nuh through which the human race was saved during the Great Flood.

She said through this Boat, you people got your independence and developed your living standard.

“Will you cast your votes for the Boat?” the prime minister asked the people who were present in the rally, saying, “Promise me, please raise your hands if you are in favour of boat,”.

The crowds responded enthusiastically to Sheikh Hasina by raising their hands and chanting slogans for the Boat at that time.বিস্তারিত