On Monday, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced candidates for 237 constituencies, including 10 women contesting in 12 seats. Other women candidates announced include:Sanjida Islam Tuli (Dhaka-14), coordinator of Maayer Daak, a platform formed by families of enforced disappearance victims. Shama Obaid (Faridpur-2), BNP’s Organising Secretary and daughter of former BNP secretary general and minister KM Obaidur Rahman. Sansila Jabrin Priyanka (Sherpur-1), daughter of district BNP general secretary Hazrat Ali and the youngest BNP candidate in the 2018 election. The July Charter recommends that political parties field women candidates in at least 5 percent of seats.

Source: bd News24 November 03, 2025 15:10 UTC