BNP sells 70 nomination forms for reserved women’s seat by-election

A total of 70 women collected BNP nomination forms on Friday for the by-election to reserved women’s seat No. 23 in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad.

The forms were sold at Tk55,000 each throughout the day at the BNP’s central office in Nayapaltan, Dhaka. That works out to a total of Tk38.5 lakh.

BNP Media Cell member Sairul Kabir Khan confirmed the information.

According to sources at the party’s central office, nomination forms were distributed among aspiring female candidates from 10am to 5pm on Friday. A total of 70 forms were sold within the stipulated time.

The aspiring candidates have been instructed to submit their completed nomination forms to the BNP’s central office between 10am and 5pm on Saturday (17 October).

Earlier, the BNP announced the schedule for distributing and submitting nomination forms in a press release issued from its central office on Wednesday. The notice called on interested female candidates to collect and submit the forms within the stipulated time.

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