International Desk: A record number of 34 candidates of Bangladeshi origin are contesting in the British parliamentary elections, of which a maximum of 8 are contesting from the opposition Labor Party as a single party.
Most of the 34 candidates stood for the first time this time. Many of them have become independent candidates, challenging the Labor Party’s position on the Gaza crisis. News from The Guardian and the BBC.
In 2015, 11 British-Bangladeshis stood as candidates for Parliament in the UK; in 2019, the number increased to 14, and now it has jumped to 34.
Britain’s Mirror wrote that this time the national election is so competitive that there is no electoral seat where at least five candidates did not stand. There is one seat where a maximum 13 candidates are standing. This time, 459 independent candidates are voting in 317 seats.
Voting will take place in the UK national election on Thursday (July 4). British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised everyone by announcing early elections at least six months before the end of the current government’s term in the country. A last-minute promotion is now going on.
According to the Labor Party’s website, six of the eight Bangladeshi-origin candidates on their candidate list are women.
