Elections 2016: Malik running for US House

Educationist and social worker Dr Rashid Malik is the only Bangladeshi-American running for membership in the US House of Representatives.

He is contesting from Gwinnett County (District 7) in Georgia. Elections for the US Senate and House of Representatives will be held in some states today alongside the presidential election. 

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Community leaders at a fund-raising rally called for electing Malik. They said Malik is a role model for the new generation of Bangladeshi-Americans.

NYC Democratic Alliance organised the meeting at a restaurant in New York's Jackson Heights, with its Convenor Hasanuzzaman Hasan in the chair.

Malik said he was aiming to work for the new generation. Women's status would improve if people vote for the Democratic Party candidates, he added.

He made a brief comparison between Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. He said Hillary was a better candidate than Trump.  He called upon the Bangladeshi-Americans to vote for Democratic Party candidates.

Hasanuzzman said Malik's contesting the election would inspire the new generation of Bangladeshi-Americans. He urged Bangladeshi-Americans to vote for Malik as he would work for them.

Malik's election campaign manager Ali Hossain, Khandker Masudur Rahman, Awal Siddiqui and Mujibur Rahman also spoke, among others.

They said if elected, Malik would represent the new generation Bangladeshi-Americans in the US Congress.