BNP names candidates for 36 more seats

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has nominated 36 more candidates to participate in the next national elections.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the new candidates at a press conference held at Chairperson’s office in Gulshan, Dhaka around 3:45pm on Thursday.

Finally, ending all speculations, BNP Central Publicity Secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku has been nominated for Tangail-5 constituency.

On the other hand, Reza Kibria, son of Awami League's late leader Shah AMS Kibria, would contest from Habiganj-1 constituency.

Among the other newly announced candidates, Abdus Salam will contest from Thakurgaon-2, A.K.M. Kamruzzaman from Dinajpur-5, Zahidul Islam Dhalu from Naogaon-5 and Md. Anwarul Islam from Natore-3.

Selim Reza will run from Sirajganj-1, M. Iqbal Hossain from Jashore-5, Monirul Islam from Narail-2, Amir Ejaz Khan from Khulna-1, Mohammad Shahidul Alam Talukder from Patuakhali-2, Zainal Abedin from Barishal-3 and Rafiqul Islam Jamal from Jhalokathi-1.

In addition, Abu Wahab Akhand Walid for Mymensingh-4, Md. Mazharul Islam for Kishoreganj-1, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Iqbal for Kishoreganj-5, S.A. Jinnah Kabir for Manikganj-1 and Md. Kamruzzaman for Munshiganj-3.

Hamidur Rahman will contest from Dhaka-7, Habibur Rashid from Dhaka-9, Sheikh Robiul Alam from Dhaka-10, M.M. Jahangir Hossain from Dhaka-18, Md. Mojibur Rahman from Gazipur-1, Md. Harun-or-Rashid from Rajbari-2, Khandaker Nasirul Islam from Faridpur-1, Nadira Akhter from Madaripur-1, Jahandar Ali Khan from Madaripur-2, Nasir Hossain Chowdhury from Sunamganj-2, Nurul Islam from Sunamganj-4, Ariful Haque Chowdhury from Sylhet-4, Md Selim Bhuiyan from Cumilla-2, Mostafa Kamal Pasha from Chattogram-3, Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury from Chattogram-6, Mohammad Abu Sufian from Chattogram-9, Nazmul Mostafa Amin from Chattorgram-15 and Alamgir Mahfuz Ullah Farid from Cox’s Bazar-2.

Fakhrul said candidates in the vacant seats would be announced on time.

About the remaining seats, he said some seats will be allocated to alliance partners and a few pending decisions will be declared later. The rest will be announced in due course, he added

BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan accompanied Fakhrul at the press conference.

The party has so far announced candidates for 273 constituencies, leaving 27 seats still without any nomination.

On Nov 3, the BNP had released its preliminary list of 237 candidates in the first phase. A day later, the name of the candidate announced for the Madaripur-1 constituency was suspended.