Khaleda to contest in three constituencies, Tarique to run for one as BNP names candidates for 237 seatsThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced its candidates for 232 constituencies in the first phase of the parliamentary elections. He said: “We have announced the names of potential candidates for 237 seats. “We want to make it clear that this is a list of probable candidates.”Among 237 constituencies, Khaleda Zia alone is standing in multiple seats, while the BNP has fielded women candidates in 10 of the 12 constituencies reserved for women. In the 2008 parliamentary polls, the BNP, which had previously formed three governments, won 30 seats. The BNP boycotted the 2014 and 2018 elections, and in 2018, contesting under the Jatiya Oikya Front, it secured only five seats.

Source: bd News24 November 03, 2025 12:46 UTC