AL Nomination Board meeting begins

Awami League (AL) has sat for a meeting of the Nomination Board today (February 14) to finalise candidates for reserved women’s seats in the 12th national parliament.

The meeting started at around 12:30pm at the Prime Minister’s official residence Ganabhaban where the party President Sheikh Hasina is presiding over, according to the Premier’s Press Wing.

There are 50 reserved seats for women in the National Parliament, allocated so that each political party receives one reserved seat for every six general seats won. 

According to this distribution, AL is expected to secure 48 seats based on its own and its independents’ support.

The sale of application forms for these seats began on February 6 at the party’s Bangabandhu Avenue office. 

AL sold 1,549 nomination forms for its 48 reserved women’s seats, generating an income of Tk7.74 crore.