Missing woman vice chairman candidate found in N’ganj
She went missing on 28 May while campaigning
Preeti Khandaker, a vice chairman candidate in the upcoming Bijoynagar upazila parishad election in Brahmanbaria, has been rescued by police in Narayanganj's Kanchpur area after being reported missing for two days.
Khandaker, 35, went missing on 28 May while campaigning in Harashpur union.
Her husband, Masud Khandaker, reported her disappearance to Bijoynagar police on 29 May.
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Bijoynagar police station Officer-in-Charge Asadul Islam said, "We rescued her from the Kanchpur area on Thursday morning. She will be brought back to Bijoynagar.
"The circumstances of her disappearance and how she reached Kanchpur remain unclear and will be investigated further."
The Bijoynagar upazila parishad election is scheduled for 5 June.
Preeti is contesting for the vice chairman post under the "lotus" symbol. Three other women candidates are also competing for the post.
