Awami League will start distributing application forms from Wednesday for the party's nomination in elections to five parliamentary seats, left vacant after BNP MPs' resignation.
By-polls to the five parliamentary seats will be held on February 1 next year.
The aspirants were asked to collect and submit the forms from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Dhanmondi political office from 10:30am to 4:30pm from Wednesday to December 31, said an Awami League press release.
The aspirants were also asked to maintain health protocols and not to crowd during the collection and submission of the application forms.
The aspirants have to bring a photocopy of their respective national identity cards to collect the nomination forms.
The Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule of the by-elections on December 18.
Election Commission will conduct the by-polls to parliamentary seats -- Thakurgaon-3, Bogra-4, Bogura-6, Chapainawabganj-2 and Brahmanbaria-2.
The Election Commission secretary said candidates can submit their nomination papers till January 5.
Returning officers will scrutinize the nomination papers on January 8 and January 15 has been set as the last date for withdrawal of candidature.
