The opposition BNP started formally handing over letters of nomination to the candidates its board selected for contesting the national elections, reports UNB.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir started the process by handing over the nomination letters of its chairperson Khaleda Zia to Bogura BNP president Saiful Islam for Bogura-6 constituency and to her adviser Helaluzzaman Lalu for Bogura-7.
While handing over the nomination letters of Khaleda Zia at the party chairperson's Gulshan office on Monday afternoon, Mirza Fakhrul burst into tears and could not speak for a while.
"May Allah help her get released from jail so that she could take part in the election and work for establishing the people's right," said Fakhrul after handing over the nomination letters of Khaleda Zia.
Those who have so far received nomination letters are Jahir Uddin Swapan and Abdus Sobhan (Barishal-1), Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, Sharfuddin Ahmed Santu and Shahidul Haque Jamal (Barishal-2), lawyer Zainul Abedin and Selima Rahman (Barishal-3), Mejbah Uddin Farhad and Rajib Ahsan (Barishal-4), Mujibur Rahman Sarwar and Obaidul Haque Chand (Barishal-5), Abul Hossain Khan and professor Abdur Rashid Khan (Barishal-6), Shahjahan Omar and Rafiqul Islam Jamal (Jhalakati-1), Ishrat Jahan Elen Bhutto and Jeba Rahman (Jhalakati-2), Ruhul Amin Dulal and Shahjahan Mia (Pirojpur-3), Matiur Rahman Talukdar and Nazrul Islam Mollah (Barguna-1), Nurul Islam Moni (Barguna-2), Altaf Hossain Chowdhury and Suraiya Akhter Chowdhury (Patuakhali-1), Shahidul Alam Chowdhury and Salma Alam (Patuakhali-2), Hasan Mamun and Md Shahjahan (Patuakhali-3), ABM Mosharaf Hossain and Moniruzzaman (Patuakhali-4), Hafiz Ibrahim and Rafiqul Islam (Bhola-2), Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Kamal Hossain (Bhola-3) and Nazimuddin Alam and Nurul Islam (Bhola- 4).
BNP announced no candidate for the Bhola-1 constituency as the party will share it with Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho.
BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Sunday said they have finalised the list of their party candidates.
"We're now in discussions with our partners of the Jatiya Oikya Front and the 20-party."
He said their party standing committee nominated the candidates based on their competence, capability and popularity.
The BNP leader also hinted that 150-200 nomination seekers would be given party tickets on the first day while the rest will get those later.
A leader close to Fakhrul said the BNP standing committee decided to share nearly 10 seats with Gano Forum, three each with Nagorik Oikya, JSD and Krishak Sramik Janata League while 40 seats with the 20-party alliance partners.