Prime minister greets

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday extended her heartiest congratulations to Bangabandhu's granddaughter Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Rushanara Ali and Dr Rupa Huq on their reelection in the United Kingdom parliament polls, saying that they have brightened the face of the people of Bangladesh through the victory.

"The victory of three daughters Tulip Rizwana Siddique, Rushanara Ali and Dr Rupa Huq  is a matter of pride for us. I hope that that the crown of the victory they brought for the people of the country beam out the ray of light forever," PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim quoted her as saying.

Labour Party candidate Tulip Rizwana Siddiq was reelected with a huge margin in the United Kingdom snap general elections held on Thursday.

Tulip, Sheikh Rehana's daughter and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina niece, retained her Hampstead and Kilburn seat with a margin of 15,560 votes.

She polled 34,464 against her Conservative rival's Claire-Louise Leyland 18,904 in Hampstead and Kilburn seat.

Two other Bangladeshi-origin women candidates Rushanara Ali and Dr Rupa Huq, both from the Labour Party, were also reelected with a huge margin of votes from Bethnal Green and Bow constituency and the Ealing Central and Acton constituency respectively.

Source: bss