Cumilla-7 by-election: Dr Pran Gopal gets AL nomination

Dr Pran Gopal Datta, former vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), has got Awami League (AL) nomination for Cumilla-7 by-election.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the party's parliamentary and local government election nomination board on Saturday, with party President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.

A press release signed by Office Secretary of the party Barrister Biplob Barua confirmed this.