The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold another meeting with its nominated candidates in Gulshan on Friday as part of preparations for the upcoming national election.
Ahead of the polls, the party has begun distributing documents required for submitting nomination papers to those finalised from among potential candidates in 272 constituencies.
Over the past two days, many prospective candidates have received letters signed by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has also provided guidance to the candidates on election-related preparations. He joined virtually from London on Wednesday to address 107 candidates and on Thursday to brief another 100 potential candidates.
The meetings were held with Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the chair, with most members of the party’s National Standing Committee in attendance.
Earlier on Wednesday, Tarique Rahman held a day-long meeting with 107 potential candidates from the Rajshahi, Khulna and Rangpur divisions at the Gulshan office. Joining virtually from London, he gave directions on candidates’ roles in their parliamentary constituencies and strategies to ensure victory for the Sheaf of Paddy symbol.
According to the Election Commission’s announced schedule, candidates must collect nomination forms from the offices of the respective district administrators and submit their nomination papers by 29 December.
Ahead of the 13th parliamentary election, BNP announced potential candidates in 237 constituencies in the first phase on 3 November and in another 36 constituencies in the second phase on 4 December.
