The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has released its full list of candidates for the reserved women's seats in the 13th national parliament.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the names at a press conference held Monday afternoon at the party's central office in Dhaka's Nayapaltan.
The 36-member list includes Selima Rahman, Shirin Sultana, Rasheda Begum Hira, Rehana Akter Ranu, Newaz Halima Arly, Farida Yasmin, Bilkis Islam, Shakila Farzana, Helen Jerin Khan, Nilufar Chowdhury Moni, Nipun Roy Chowdhury, Jeba Amin Khan, Mahmuda Habiba, Sabira Sultana, Sunsila Jabrin, Sanjida Islam Tulee, Sultana Ahmed and Fahmida Haque.
The remaining candidates named are Anna Minj, Subarna Shikdar, Shamim Ara Begum Swapna, Shammi Akther, Ferdousi Ahmed, Bithika Binte Hossain, Suraia Zarin, Mansura Akter, Jahrat Adib Chowdhury, Momtaz Alam, Fahima Nasrin, Arifa Sultana, Sanjida Yasmeen, Shawkat Ara Akter, Madhabi Marma, Selina Sultana, Rezeka Sultana and Nadia Pathan Papon.
