Shakib submits nominations to contest polls with Awami League ticket

Bangladesh cricket superstar Shakib Al Hasan has submitted his nomination forms  

to the Awami League office to participate in the upcoming 12th national parliamentary election.

He submitted the form at the party's central office on Bangabandhu Avenue in person at the designated booth on Tuesday around 3pm.

On Saturday, his representatives collected nomination forms for Dhaka-10, Magura-1 and Magura-2 constituencies. 

This time, the price of the Awami League nomination form has been set at Tk50000, and the party will finalize candidates for the 300 seats after the nomination board concludes the sale of forms.

According to the announced schedule, the 12th National Assembly elections will be held on January 7 next year. 

The last date for filing nomination papers for the election is November 30, the scrutiny of nomination papers will be from December 1 to 4, nomination appeals and disposal will be from December 6 to 15, the last date for withdrawal of candidature will be December 17, allotment of symbols will be from December 18, election campaigning will be from December 18 to January 5 morning. till 8 o'clock.