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The ruling Awami League (AL) has announced the names of the nominated candidates for the reserved women's seats in the 12th parliament.
AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the names of 48 candidates after the Parliamentary Nomination Board meeting at Ganabhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday.
The nominees are Rezia Islam (Panchagarh), Droupadi Devi Agarwar (Thakurgaon), Ashika Sultana (Nilphamari), Rokeya Sultana (Joypurhat), Kohli Quddus (Natore), Zebin Mahbub (Chapainawabganj), Runu Reza (Khulna), Farida Akhtar (Bagerhat), Farzana Sumi (Barguna), Khaleda Bahan (Bhola), Nazneen Nahar (Patuakhali), Farida Yasmin (Narsingdi), Umme Farzana (Mymensingh), Nadia Binte Amin (Netrokona), Mahfuza Sultana Molly (Joypurhat), Parveen Zaman Kalpana (Jhenaidah), Aroma Dutta (Cumilla), Laila Parveen (Satkhira), Begum Mannizaman Sufian (Khulna), Badhura Ahmed Salam (Gopalganj), Shabnam Jahan (Dhaka), Parul Akhtar (Dhaka), Sabera Begum (Dhaka), Shammi Ahmed (Barishal), Nahid Izhar (Dhaka), Jharna Hassan (Faridpur), Fazilatunnessa (Munshiganj), Sahida Tarikh Dipti (Dhaka), Anima Mukti Gomez (Dhaka), Sheikh Anarkali (Dhaka), Masuda Siddique Rozi (Narsingdi), Tarana Halim (Tangail), Begum Shamsunnahar (Tangail), Meher Afroz Chumki (Gazipur), Aparajita Haque (Tangail), Hasina Bari Chowdhury (Dhaka), Najma Akhtar (Gopalganj), Ruma Chakrabarty (Sylhet), Faridur Nahar Laili (Lakshmipur), Ashrafun Nessa (Lakshmipur), Kanan Ara Begum (Noakhali), Shamima Haroon Lubna (Chattogram), Farida Khanam (Noakhali), Delara Yusuf (Chattogram), Wasika Ayesha (Chattogram), Joroti Tanchangya (Rangamati), Sanjida Khanam (Dhaka), and Nasima Zaman (Rangpur).
There are 50 reserved seats for women in parliament, allocated in a manner where each political party receives one reserved seat for every six general seats won.
According to the provision, the AL secured 48 seats based on its own and its independents' support.
The sale of application forms for the reserved seats began on February 6 at the party's Bangabandhu Avenue central office.
The party sold 1,553 nomination forms for its 48 reserved women's seats.
Obaidul Quader said that they will submit the nomination to the returning commissioner of the Election Commission on February 18.
