Filipino settled in Mymensingh wins UP election

A Filipino who settled down in Bangladesh a decade ago has won the Union Parishad election.

A Filipino who settled down in Bangladesh a decade ago has won the Union Parishad election.

Jean Catamin Patriarca, a Filipino by birth, found the love of her life Julhaj Hossain while working in Singapore and decided to get married and settle down in Mymensingh's Dabordasta village.

She was elected from the reserved seat of wards 1, 2 and 3 in the Radhakani union during the UP polls held on November 1.