AL announces 48 candidates for reserved women’s seats
Awami League has announced the names of 48 candidates in reserved seats for women in the 12th national parliament.
AL general secretary Obaidul Quader announced the list at Ganabhaban on Wednesday afternoon.
He said a total of 1553 bought nomination forms for reserved seats for women.
Following are the candidates picked by AL for reserved seats:
Rezia Islam - Panchagarh
Draupadi Baby Agarwal- Thakurgaon
Ashika Sultana- Nilphamari
Rokeya Sultana - Jaipurhat
Koheli Quddus - Natore
Zara Zebin Mahmood - Chapainawabganj
Runu Reza - Khulna
Farida Akhter Banu- Bagerhat
Farzana Sumi - Barguna
Khaleda Banu - Bhola
Nazneen Nahar Rashid - Patuakhali
Farida Yasmin-Narsingdi
Umme Farzana Sattar - Mymensingh
Nadia Binte Amin – Netrakona
Mahfuza Sultana - Jaipurhat
Parveen Zaman Kalpana - Jhenaidah
Aroma Dutta – Cumilla
Laila Parveen - Satkhira
Monnujan Sufian - Khulna
Bedowra Ahmed Salam - Gopalganj
Shabnam Jahan - Dhaka
Parul Akhtar - Dhaka
Sabera Begum- Dhaka
Shammi Ahmed - Barishal
Nahid Izhar Khan - Dhaka
Jhorna Hasan – Faridpur
Fazilatunnessa - Munshiganj
Sahida Tareq Dipti – Dhaka
Anima Mukti Gomes - Dhaka
Sheikh Anarkali - Dhaka
Masuda Siddique - Narsingdi
Tarana Halim – Tangail
Begum Shamsunnahar-Tangail
Meher Afroz - Gazipur
Aparajita Haque – Tangail
Hasina Bari Chowdhury - Dhaka
Najma Akhtar - Gopalganj
Uma Chakrabarty-Sylhet
Faridunnahar Laily-Lakshmipur
Ashrafunnesa- Lakshmipur
Kanon Ara Begum-Noakhali
Shamima Harun-Chattogram
Farida Khanam-Noakhali
Dilwara Yusuf-Chattogram
Washika Ayesha Khan-Chattogram
Jortee Tonchonga-Rangamati
Sanjida Khanam-Dhaka
Mst. Nasima Jaman-Rangpur
Obaidul Quader said Kannon Ara Begum has been nominated following a request from the 14-party. Another seat has been given to the Ganatantri Party.