# My Duck Will Only Eat the Rice I Grow: Rumin Farhana

> Rumin Farhana, contesting Brahmanbaria-2 as an independent with the ‘duck’ symbol, said, “Mothers and sisters know the duck symbolizes prosperity. I am your candidate—make me win. Spend a day with me, and I will stand b…

Published: 2026-01-25 · Desk: Latest · Source: The Business Standard

Rumin Farhana said, “Mothers and sisters know that the duck is a symbol of prosperity. I am a candidate for all of you (voters). It is your responsibility to make me win. Spend a day with me, and I will stand by you in happiness and sorrow for the next five years.”

Commenting on her election symbol, she added, “Even my duck will only eat the rice I cultivate myself.”

She said, “Not a single fox should steal my duck. Carefully, you will raise the duck. I have cultivated for 15 years, sown seeds, and harvested rice. If a desert comes during harvest, how would it feel? But it’s fine—my duck will only eat the rice I grow.”

Rumin Farhana made these remarks on Saturday (24 January) afternoon while campaigning in Aminpara area of Shahbazpur Union in Sarail Upazila, Brahmanbaria.

She is contesting the Brahmanbaria-2 seat as an independent candidate, with her election symbol being the ‘duck’.

The seat was left for the BNP-allied party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, which is supporting its vice-president Maulana Junaid Al Habib. Junaid Al Habib is contesting with his party symbol, the ‘date palm tree’. However, rival candidates have been mocking the ‘date palm tree’ symbol as a desert tree since the campaign began.

Rumin Farhana reiterated, “Mothers and sisters know that the duck is a symbol of prosperity. I am the candidate for all of you. It is your responsibility to make me win. Spend a day with me, and I will stand by you in happiness and sorrow for the next five years.”

Besides Rumin Farhana, a total of nine candidates are contesting the Brahmanbaria-2 seat. Across the district’s six parliamentary seats, 48 candidates are competing.

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