A total of 70 female aspirants collected BNP nomination forms on Friday for the upcoming by-election to reserved women’s seat 23 in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad.
The nomination forms were distributed throughout the day, from 10:00am to 5:00pm, at the party’s central office in Nayapaltan, Dhaka.
Priced at Tk5,000 each, the sale generated Tk3.5 lakh in revenue for the party, as confirmed by BNP Media Cell member Sairul Kabir Khan.
Candidates proceeding to formal submission must pay a further Tk50,000, bringing the total application cost to Tk55,000 per aspirant.
The central office directed all prospective candidates to submit their completed nomination forms between 10:00am and 5:00pm on Saturday. The process follows a schedule officially released by the party hierarchy on Wednesday.
According to the timeline set by the Election Commission, the by-election for the vacant parliamentary seat will take place on 12 November.
The seat fell vacant on 1 October 2026 following the resignation of Ferdousy Ahmed Mishty, who stepped down under instructions from Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman over her alleged involvement in an attack on the Radda MCH-FP clinic in Mirpur.
