The by-election to five constituencies, which fell vacant after the resignation of seven BNP lawmakers, will be held on of February 1 next year.
Election Commissioner Md Alamgir announced the date this while speaking to reporters after a meeting at the Election Commission Secretariat at Agargaon in the capital on Sunday.
Mentioning that the voting will be held using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), he said the candidates have to submit nomination papers by January 5.
All seven Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) MPs submitted their resignation to the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker on Sunday.
The MPs who have resigned are Md Zahidur Rahman, Thakurgaon-3; Md Mosharof Hosen, Bogura-4; Gulam Mohammad Siraj, Bogura-6; Md Aminul Islam, Chapainawabganj-2; Md Harunur Rashid, Chapainawabganj-3; Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan, Brahmanbaria-2; and Rumeen Farhana, Women's Reserved Seat.
Later on Sunday night, the Parliament Secretariat issued a gazette notification declaring the seats of six BNP lawmakers vacant.
The vacant constituencies are Thakurgaon-3, Bogura-4, Bogura-6, Chapainawabganj-2, Brahmanbaria-2, and Rumeen Farhana, Women's Reserved Seat.
