BNP to start interview for reserved women's seats aspirants Friday

BNP will start the interviews of nomination seekers for reserved women's seats in the 13th parliament from tomorrow (17 April).

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the schedule at a press briefing at the party's central office at Nayapaltan in the capital today (16 April).

Interviews will be held at the BNP's Chairman's Gulshan office starting at 3pm on Friday and Saturday.

Candidates from Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal and Faridpur divisions will be interviewed on Friday (17 April).

While those from Dhaka, Chattogram, Cumilla, Sylhet and Mymensingh divisions on Saturday (18 April).

A large number of aspirants have submitted nomination forms for the reserved women's seats, prompting the party to arrange the interviews, said Rizvi.

BNP nomination board, headed by Party Chairman Tarique Rahman, will conduct the interviews in the presence of members of the party's standing committee, he added.

More than 600 aspirants have collected nomination forms.

The Election Commission earlier announced the schedule for the election to reserved women's seats.

The deadline for submission of nomination papers is 21 April, while scrutiny will take place on 22 and 23 April.

Appeals can be filed on 26 April, and will be settled between 27 and 28 April. Symbols will be allotted on 30 April, and voting will be held on 12 May.

According to the seat distribution, the BNP alliance is expected to get 36 seats, the Jamaat-led alliance 13 seats, and independents one seat.