Awami League (AL) nominated presidential candidate Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina.
"Awami League nominated President candidate Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka," PM's Assistant Press Secretary MM Emrul Kayas said, reports BSS.
On his arrival at the Ganabhaban, Mohammad Shahbuddin Chuppu was greeted with a flower bouquet by the Prime Minister and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's younger daughter and PM's younger sister Sheikh Rehana.
Earlier in the morning, the AL nominated former judge Mohammad Shahbuddin Chuppu as its candidate for 22nd presidential election.
The AL Parliamentary Party (ALPP) entrusted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with the task of finalizing the nominee for the presidency at its meeting on February 7 at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban and she picked Shahabuddin Chuppu.
The tenure of incumbent President Abdul Hamid ends on April 24.
