Euro-Bangla Desk
Forty-nine candidates were elected unopposed in the reserved seats for women in the Thirteenth National Assembly. Among them, besides 36 from the ruling BNP and their alliance, there are 12 from the Jamaat-NCP alliance and one from independents.
Wednesday (April 29) in the afternoon in the capital’s Agargaon election building, in a press conference announced the names of the elected women’s seats, returning officer Md. Mohiuddin Khan. The Election Commission (EC) will publish the gazette in their names tomorrow Thursday.
Selima Rahman, Shireen Sultana, Rasheda Begum Hira, Rehana Akhter Ranu, Newaz Halima Arli, Mosa were elected unopposed from BNP alliance in reserved seats for women. Farida Yasmin, Bilquis Islam, Sakila Farzana, Helen Zereen Khan, Nilofar Chowdhury Moni, Nipun Roy Chowdhury, Jeeva Amina Khan, Mahmuda Habiba, Sabira Sultana, Sansila Zebrin, Sanjida Islam, Sultana Ahmed, Fahmida Haque and Anna Minz.Other than this, others elected from BNP alliance are Subarna Sikder, Shamim Ara Begum Sapna, Shammi Akhtar, Ferdowsi Ahmed, Beethika Binte Hossain, Suraiya Zereen, Mansoora Akhter, Jahrat Adib Chowdhury, Mamtaz Alo, Fahima Nasreen, Arifa Sultana, Sanjida Yasmin, Nadia Pathan Papon, Shaukat Ara. Akhtar, Madhavi Marma, Selina Sultana and Rezeka Sultana.
On the other hand, the unopposed candidates from the Jamaat-NCP alliance in reserved seats for women are Nurunnisa Siddika, Marzia Begum, Sabikunnahar, Mosa. Nazmun Nahar, Mahfuza Hannan, Mrs. Sajeda Samad, Shamshunnahar Begum, Mardia Mumtaz, Rokeya Begum, Mahmuda Alam Mitu, Tasmia Pradhan and Mahbooba Hakim.
On the other hand, Sultana Jasmine was elected unopposed from a coalition consisting of 6 independent MPs in the reserved women’s seat.
