Local BNP leaders and activists have called on Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain Bokul to nominate Md Rashidul Islam Lal Mia, president of Narayanpur Union BNP, for the chairman post in the upcoming Narayanpur Union Parishad election in Belabo upazila of Narsingdi.The call was made at a discussion and exchange-of-views meeting organised by the BNP’s Ward No. 8 unit at Gobindapur Arang in Narayanpur Union on Wednesday evening, October 14, after Maghrib prayers.A large number of people from different professions, along with leaders and activists of the BNP and its affiliated organisations from Ward No. 8, attended the meeting.Speakers said Lal Mia, popularly known as Vendor, had stood by party leaders and activists during difficult times. They also said he had long been involved in party activities and social initiatives aimed at helping local people.The speakers expressed their commitment to working together to ensure Lal Mia’s victory in the election.Lal Mia said he wanted to build a Narayanpur Union free from drugs, terrorism, disorder and corruption.Ensuring education, peace and people’s rights will be my main priorities, he said.The meeting was chaired by Md Rashid Mia, a former member of Narayanpur Union Parishad.Among those who addressed the meeting were Md Harun-or-Rashid (BA), assistant secretary for small and cottage industries affairs of Narsingdi district Swechchhasebak Dal; Md Monaem Khan, former general secretary of Narayanpur Union BNP; Md Sirajul Islam (Nayeb), education enthusiast and social worker; former teacher Shamsuzzaman Mustafa; Sergeant Rafiqul Islam Alkas and Md Ataur Rahman, vice-presidents of Narayanpur Union BNP; and Sergeant Harun-or-Rashid (Harun), the union unit’s finance affairs secretary.Others who spoke included Al-Amin Sarker Chandan, office secretary of Narayanpur Union BNP; Shabnaz Jeba of Belabo Upazila Mohila Dal; Md Sumon Mia, vice-president of the Narsingdi district unit of the Arafat Rahman Koko Youth and Sports Parliament; Shahabuddin Shafu, a former member of Ward No. 7; Ershad Mia, a BNP leader from Ward No. 4; Kabir Hossain, president of the Jalalabad village committee; and young student leader Shoaeb.People from different age groups and professions in the area also attended the meeting.