BNP announced candidates in 36 more constituencies for the upcoming national elections, taking the total number of announced candidates to 273.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the new candidates at a press conference held at Chairperson’s office in Gulshan, Dhaka around 3:45pm on Thursday.

BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan accompanied Fakhrul at the press conference.

Among the new candidates, Reza Kibria, son of Awami League's late leader Shah AMS Kibria, would contest from Habiganj-1 constituency.

Rabiul Alam would contest from Dhaka-10 constituency, where Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has applied to become a voter, and could potentially contest the seat as an independent.

On 3 November, Fakhrul announced the names of potential candidates for 237 seats. The candidate for Madaipur-1 was dropped the next day. Following the latest announcement, the party has left 28 seats vacant, many of which could go to allied political parties.

The freshly announced 36 candidates are:

Abdus Salam for Thakurgaon-2,

AKM Kamruzzaman for Dinajpur-5,

Jahidul Islam Dholu for Naogaon-5,

Md Anwarul Islam for Natore-3,

Selim Reza for Sirajganj-1,

M Iqbal Hossain for Jashore-5,

Monirul Islam for Narail-2,

Amir Ejaz Khan for Khulna-1,

Shahidul Alam Talukder for Patuakhali-2,

Zainul Abedin for Barishal-3,

Rafiqul Islam Jamal for Jhalakathi-1,

Sultan Salah Uddin Tuku for Tangail-5,

Abu Wahab Akhand Walid for Mymensingh-4,

Mohammad Mazharul Islam for Kishoreganj-1,

Sheikh Mojibur Rahman Iqbal for Kishoreganj-5,

SA Jinnah Kabir for Manikganj-1,

Md Kamruzzaman for Munshiganj-3.

Hamidur Rahman for Dhaka-7,

Habibur Rashid for Dhaka-9,

Sheikh Robiul Alam for Dhaka-10,

SM Jahangir Hossain for Dhaka-18,

Md Mojibur Rahman for Gazipur-1,

Md Harun-or-Rashid for Rajbari-2,

Khandaker Nasirul Islam for Faridpur-1,

Nadira Akhter for Madaripur-1,

Jahandar Ali Khan for Madaripur-2,

Nasir Hossain Chowdhury for Sunamganj-2,

Nurul Islam for Sunamganj-4,

Ariful Haque Chowdhury for Sylhet-4,

Reza Kibria for Habiganj-1,

Selim Bhuiyan for Cumilla-2,

Mostafa Kamal Pasha for Chattogram-3,

Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury for Chattogram-6,

Md Abu Sufian for Chattogram-9,

Najmul Mostafa Amin for Chattogram-15,

and Almogir Mahfuz Ullah Farid for Cox’s Bazar-2