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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has picked its candidate for the by-election to the vacated reserved seat 323 Women-23 of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. Eliza Zaman will contest the seat on behalf of the party and the alliance.
The announcement was made today (Monday) in a press release signed by the party’s acting secretary general, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
According to the schedule, today, 26 October, is the last day for submitting nomination papers to the returning officer. Nomination papers will be scrutinised on 27 October.
Appeals against scrutiny decisions can be filed on 28 October.
The appeals will be settled on 29 October. The last day for withdrawal of candidacy is 1 November, and symbols will be allocated on 2 November. Voting will be held on 12 November.
Ferdousi Ahmed Mishti’s name recently came up in connection with an attack, looting and vandalism at the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur in the capital. BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman then asked her to resign. After Mishti resigned, the parliament secretariat declared the seat vacant. The Election Commission is now holding the by-election to that seat.
Background
According to a 1 October report by Dhaka Times, Ferdousi Ahmed Mishti met Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed at around 1:45pm that day and submitted her resignation letter; she has been denying the allegations of her involvement in the incident.
According to a parliament secretariat notice, seat 323 (Women’s Seat-23) fell vacant in line with Article 67 (2) of the Constitution, bdnews24.com reported on 1 October.
Sources
Original report: Bangladesh Pratidin
Background sources: Dhaka Times, 1 October 2026; bdnews24.com, 1 October 2026
