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The interviews of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) nomination seekers for the by-election to reserved women’s seat 23 of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, which has been declared vacant, are today.
The interviews of the party’s nomination seekers who bought and submitted nomination papers will be held at the BNP chairperson’s office in the capital’s Gulshan at 7pm on Monday (19 October).
All concerned have been requested to be present at the appointed time and place.
According to the schedule announced by the Election Commission, the by-election to the reserved women’s seat is due to be held on Thursday, 12 November.
Background
According to a report of 13 October 2026 in Desh Rupantor, the seat fell vacant following the resignation of member of parliament Ferdousi Ahmed; the seat was declared vacant in a gazette notification signed by the secretary of the parliament secretariat, Barrister Md Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan, on 1 October.
A report of 18 October 2026 in Prothom Alo noted that this BNP member of parliament from a reserved seat resigned on 1 October after the names of her close associates came up in connection with the 25 September attack at the Rada Health Service Centre in Mirpur, and Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed accepted her resignation letter.
The numbers
According to the Desh Rupantor report of 13 October, under the schedule announced by the Election Commission, the last day for submitting nomination papers is 26 October, scrutiny is on 27 October, appeals against scrutiny on 28 October and the disposal of appeals on 29 October.
According to the same report, the last day for withdrawing candidature is 1 November, the allocation of symbols is on 2 November and the voting on 12 November.
Source
Background sources: Desh Rupantor, 13 October 2026; Prothom Alo, 18 October 2026
