Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina would nominate the party candidate for the presidential election, said AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.
The Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) in a meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Tuesday evening has given power to the premier.
"A proposal regarding to give the authority to the party chief Sheikh Hasina to nominate Awami League's candidate in the presidential election was placed in the meeting and the proposal was unanimously accepted. Now Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the symbol of unity, will put an end to all the speculations to this end," Obaidul said.
The Awami League candidates will submit their nominations on the last day of submission of nomination papers for the presidential post on February 12.
