The BNP has announced a list of 36 candidates for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th National Parliament.
Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi unveiled the names at a press conference at the party’s central office in Nayapaltan on Monday.
The nominated candidates are: Selima Rahman, Shirin Sultana, Rasheda Begum Hira, Rehana Akhter Ranu, Newaz Halima Arli, Mosammat Farida Yasmin, Bilkis Islam, Shakila Farzana, Helen Zerin Khan, Nilufar Chowdhury Moni, Nipun Roy Chowdhury, Zeba Amin Khan, Mahmuda Habiba, Sabira Sultana, Sansila Zebrin Priyanka, Sanjida Islam Tuli, Sultana Ahmed, Fahmida Haque, Anna Minj, Suborna Sikder, Shamim Ara Begum Swapna, Shammi Akhter, Ferdousi Ahmed, Bitika Binte Hussain, Suraiya Zerin, Mansura Akhter, Zaharat Adib Chowdhury, Momtaz Alam, Fahima Nasrin, Arifa Sultana, Sanjida Yasmin, Shawkat R Akhter, Madhavi Marma, Selina Sultana and Rezeka Sultana.
The deadline for submitting nomination papers is Tuesday, while voting is scheduled for May 12.
Based on the results of the 12th national election, the BNP and its alliance partners are expected to secure 36 of the 50 reserved seats.
Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies are set to receive 13 seats, while the Independent Parliamentarians’ Alliance will get one seat.
According to the Election Commission, 298 members of the current parliament are registered voters in this election.