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.