BNP names six new candidates in Chattogram, keeps four from 2018In the first phase of nominations for the national election, the BNP has announced candidates for 10 out of 16 constituencies in Chattogram, featuring six new faces, two of whom are following in their fathers’ political footsteps. According to the list, the BNP has retained its 2018 candidates in Chattogram-1, Chattogram-12, and Chattogram-13. Among the six vacant constituencies, at least three -- Chattogram-3 (Sandwip), Chattogram-6 (Raozan), and Chattogram-9 (Kotwali) -- have multiple strong contenders vying for the nomination. Brushing aside any notion of complications in candidate selection, he added that Chattogram-14 might be allocated to an alliance partner. In 2018, the BNP also ceded these two constituencies to allies -- LDP leader Oli Ahmed contested Chattogram-14, while Jamaat-e-Islami’s ANM Shamsul Islam ran in Chattogram-15, both under the paddy sheaf symbol.
