The Rangpur-3 constituency from where Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad was elected in the Dec-30 national polls, has declared vacant since the Opposition leader died on Jul 14.
A gazette was issued by the Parliament Secretariat undersigned by its Secretary AYM Golam Kibria on Tuesday (Jul 16).
The gazette will now be sent to the Election Commission and by-polls in the constituency will be held in next three month (in line with the Constitution), it reads.
A former military strongman, Ershad died at Dhaka's Combined Military Hospital on Sunday (Jul 14) at the age of 89.
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