The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has released a list of probable candidates for 237 constituencies to contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary election, out of the 300 seats in the National Parliament.
Candidates for the remaining 63 seats have not yet been announced, as the party has reserved those constituencies for its alliance partners.
At a press conference held on Monday evening at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir unveiled the list.
Earlier at 12:30pm, a meeting of the BNP’s National Standing Committee was held at the same venue to finalize the list of candidates. BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman joined the meeting virtually from London and presided over the session.
After a continuous three-and-a-half-hour meeting, Mirza Fakhrul briefed the media regarding the finalized list.
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will contest from Feni-1, Bogra-7, and Dinajpur-3 constituencies.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will contest from Thakurgaon-1.
However, the list does not include the names of several senior party leaders, including Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Rumeen Farhana.
Apart from party leaders, the BNP also announced the name of Sanjida Tuli, coordinator of the organization Mayer Daak—a platform for families of victims of enforced disappearance—as a candidate from Dhaka-14.
Before unveiling the list, Mirza Fakhrul told reporters: “Today we are announcing the names of probable candidates for 237 constituencies. After this, we will hold discussions with our alliance partners who participated in the movement with us, and finalize candidates for the remaining seats. Some of the announced constituencies may also be revised. We want to make it clear that this is our list of probable candidates.”
Meanwhile, Jamaat-e-Islami had announced its candidate list four months earlier.
Subsequently, Islamic Movement Bangladesh, Khelafat Majlish, Ganatantrik Mancha, AB Party, LDP, and most recently the Labour Party, have all released their respective lists of candidates.
At the press conference, BNP Standing Committee members Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Abdul Moin Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Selima Rahman, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, and AZM Zahid Hossain, along with several organizational and joint secretaries, were present.
Who are the BNP candidates?
RANGPUR DIVISION
Panchagarh-1: Barrister Mohammad Naushad; Panchagarh-2: Farhad Hossain Azad; Thakurgaon-1: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir; Thakurgaon-2: (To be decided); Thakurgaon-3: Mohammad Zahidur Rahman Zahid; Dinajpur-1: Mohammad Manjurul Islam; Dinajpur-2: Mohammad Sadiq Riaz; Dinajpur-3: Begum Khaleda Zia; Dinajpur-4: Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman Mia; Dinajpur-5: (On hold); Dinajpur-6: Professor AZM Zahid Hossain; Nilphamari-1: (On hold); Nilphamari-2: HM Mohammad Saifullah Rubel; Nilphamari-3: (On hold); Nilphamari-4: Mohammad Abdul Gafur Sarkar; Lalmonirhat-1: Mohammad Hasan Rajib Pradhan; Lalmonirhat-2: (On hold); Lalmonirhat-3: Asadul Habib Dulu.
Rangpur-1: Mokarram Hossain Sujon; Rangpur-2: Mohammad Ali Sarkar; Rangpur-3: Shamsuzzaman Shamu; Rangpur-4: Mohammad Emdadul Haque Bhorsa; Rangpur-5: Mohammad Golam Rabbani; Rangpur-6: Mohammad Saiful Islam; Kurigram-1: Saiful Islam Rana; Kurigram-2: Mohammad Sohel Hossain; Kurigram-3: Tajul Islam; Kurigram-4: Mohammad Azizur Rahman; Gaibandha-1: Khandaker Ziaul Islam; Gaibandha-2: Anisuzzaman Khan Babu; Gaibandha-3: Professor Dr. Mohammad Mainul Hasan Sadiq; Gaibandha-4: Mohammad Shamim Kaiser; Gaibandha-5: Mohammad Faruk Alam Sarkar.
RAJSHAHI DIVISION
Joypurhat-1: Mohammad Masud Rana Pradhan; Joypurhat-2: Abdul Bari; Bogra-1: Kazi Rafiqul Islam; Bogra-3: Abdul Mohit Talukder; Bogra-4: Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain; Bogra-5: Mohammad Golam Mohammad Siraj; Bogra-6: Tarique Rahman; Bogra-7: Begum Khaleda Zia; Chapainawabganj-1: Mohammad Shahjahan Mia; Chapainawabganj-2: Mohammad Aminul Islam; Chapainawabganj-3: Mohammad Harunur Rashid.
Naogaon-1: Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman; Naogaon-2: Mohammad Shamsuzzoh Khan; Naogaon-3: Mohammad Fazle Huda Babul; Naogaon-4: Ikramul Bari Tipu; Naogaon-5: (On hold); Naogaon-6: Mohammad Sheikh Mohammad Rezaul Islam; Rajshahi-1: Mohammad Sharif Uddin; Rajshahi-2: Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Minu; Rajshahi-3: Mohammad Shafiqul Haque Milon; Rajshahi-4: DMD Ziaur Rahman; Rajshahi-5: Professor Nazrul Islam; Rajshahi-6: Abu Sayeed Chand.
Natore-1: Farzana Sharmin; Natore-2: Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu; Natore-3: (On hold); Natore-4: Mahmud Abdul Aziz; Sirajganj-1: (On hold); Sirajganj-2: Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku; Sirajganj-3: VP Ainul Haque; Sirajganj-4: M. Akbar Ali; Sirajganj-5: Mohammad Amirul Islam Khan; Sirajganj-6: MA Muhit; Pabna-1: (On hold); Pabna-2: AKM Selim Reza Habib; Pabna-3: Mohammad Hasan Zafir Tuhin; Pabna-4: Habibur Rahman Habib; Pabna-5: Mohammad Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas.
KHULNA DIVISION
Meherpur-1: Masud Arun; Meherpur-2: Mohammad Amzad Hossain; Kushtia-1: Reza Ahmad; Kushtia-2: Ragib Rauf Chowdhury; Kushtia-3: Mohammad Zakir Hossain Sarkar; Kushtia-4: Syed Mehedi Ahmed Rumi; Chuadanga-1: Mohammad Sharifuzzaman; Chuadanga-2: Mahmud Hasan Khan; Jhenaidah-1: (On hold); Jhenaidah-2: (On hold); Jhenaidah-3: Mohammad Mehedi Hasan; Jhenaidah-4: (To be announced); Jashore-1: Mohammad Mafidul Hasan Tripti; Jashore-2: Mohammad Sabira Sultana; Jashore-3: Anindya Islam Amit; Jashore-4: TS Aiyub; Jashore-5: (On hold); Jashore-6: Kazi Raonakul Islam; Magura-1: Mohammad Monowar Hossain; Magura-2: Nitai Roy Chowdhury; Narail-1: Bishwas Jahangir Alam; Narail-2: (On hold).
Bagerhat-1: (On hold); Bagerhat-2: (On hold); Bagerhat-3: (On hold); Khulna-1: (On hold); Khulna-2: Nazrul Islam Manju; Khulna-3: Rakibul Islam Bakul; Khulna-4: Azizul Bari Helal; Khulna-5: Mohammad Ali Asgar; Khulna-6: Monirul Hasan Bappi; Satkhira-1: Habibul Islam Habib; Satkhira-2: Abdur Rauf; Satkhira-3: Kazi Alauddin; Satkhira-4: Mohammad Moniruzzaman.
BARISAL DIVISION
Barguna-1: Mohammad Nazrul Islam Molla; Barguna-2: Nurul Islam Moni; Patuakhali-1: Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury; Patuakhali-2: (On hold); Patuakhali-3: (On hold); Patuakhali-4: ABM Mosharraf Hossain; Bhola-1: Golam Nabi Alamgir; Bhola-2: Mohammad Hafiz Ibrahim; Bhola-3: Major (Retd.) Hafizuddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram; Bhola-4: Mohammad Nurul Islam Nayon; Barisal-1: Zahir Uddin Swapan; Barisal-2: Sardar Saifuddin Ahmed Santu; Barisal-3: (To be decided); Barisal-4: Mohammad Rajib Hasan; Barisal-5: Mohammad Mujibur Rahman Sarwar; Barisal-6: Abul Hossain Khan; Jhalokathi-1: (To be decided); Jhalokathi-2: Ishrat Sultana Elen Bhutto; Pirojpur-1: (To be decided); Pirojpur-2: Ahmed Sohel Manzur; Pirojpur-3: Mohammad Ruhul Amin Dulal
DHAKA AND MYMENSINGH DIVISIONS
Tangail-1: Fakir Mahbub Alam Swapan; Tangail-2: Abdus Salam Pintu; Tangail-3: ASM Obaidul Haque Nasir; Tangail-4: Mohammad Lutfar Rahman Matin; Tangail-5: (On hold); Tangail-6: Rabiul Awal Lablu; Tangail-7: Abul Kalam Azad Siddiqi; Tangail-8: Ahmed Azam Khan; Jamalpur-1: M. Rashiduzzaman Millat; Jamalpur-2: Sultan Mahmud Babu; Jamalpur-3: Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman Babul; Jamalpur-4: Mohammad Faridul Kabir Talukder Shamim; Jamalpur-5: Mohammad Wares Ali Mamun; Sherpur-1: Sansila Zebrin; Sherpur-2: Mohammad Fahim Chowdhury; Sherpur-3: Mohammad Mahmudul Haque Rubel.
Mymensingh-1: Syed Imran Saleh; Mymensingh-2: Motahar Hossain Talukder; Mymensingh-3: M. Iqbal Hossain; Mymensingh-4: (On hold); Mymensingh-5: Mohammad Zakir Hossain; Mymensingh-6: Mohammad Akhtarul Alam; Mymensingh-7: Dr. Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman; Mymensingh-8: Lutfullah El Majed; Mymensingh-9: Yasser Khan Chowdhury; Mymensingh-10: (On hold); Mymensingh-11: Fakhruddin Ahmed; Netrakona-1: Barrister Kaiser Kamal; Netrakona-2: Mohammad Anwarul Haque; Netrakona-3: Rafiqul Islam Hilali; Netrakona-4: Mohadduza Babor; Netrakona-5: Abu Taher Talukder; Kishoreganj-1: (On hold); Kishoreganj-2: Advocate Mohammad Jalal Uddin; Kishoreganj-3: Dr. Osman Faruk; Kishoreganj-4: Mohammad Fazlur Rahman; Kishoreganj-5: (On hold); Kishoreganj-6: Mohammad Shariful Alam'
Manikganj-1: (On hold); Manikganj-2: Mainul Islam Khan; Manikganj-3: Afroza Khan Rita; Munshiganj-1: Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah; Munshiganj-2: Mizanur Rahman Sinha; Munshiganj-3: (On hold); Dhaka-1: Khandaker Abu Ashfaq; Dhaka-2: Amanullah Aman; Dhaka-3: Gayeshwar Chandra Roy; Dhaka-4: Tanvir Ahmed Robin; Dhaka-5: Nabiullah Nabi; Dhaka-6: Ishraq Hossain; Dhaka-7: (On hold); Dhaka-8: Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed; Dhaka-9: (On hold); Dhaka-10: (On hold); Dhaka-11: MA Kaiyum; Dhaka-12: Saiful Alam Nirab; Dhaka-13: (On hold); Dhaka-14: Sajida Islam Tuli; Dhaka-15: Shafiqul Islam Khan; Dhaka-16: Aminul Haque; Dhaka-17: (On hold); Dhaka-18: (On hold); Dhaka-19: Dr. Dewan Mohammad Salauddin; Dhaka-20: (On hold).
Gazipur-1: (On hold); Gazipur-2: Manzurul Karim Rony; Gazipur-3: Professor Dr. SM Rafiqul Islam Bacchu; Gazipur-4: Shah Riazul Hannan; Gazipur-5: Fazlul Haque Milon; Narsingdi-1: Khayrul Kabir Khokon; Narsingdi-2: Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan; Narsingdi-3: (On hold); Narsingdi-4: Sardar Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain; Narsingdi-5: Engineer Mohammad Ashrafuddin Bakul; Narayanganj-1: Mostafizur Rahman Bhuiyan Dipu; Narayanganj-2: Nazrul Islam Azad; Narayanganj-3: Mohammad Azharul Islam Mannan; Narayanganj-4: (On hold); Narayanganj-5: Mohammad Masuduzzaman.
Rajbari-1: Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam; Rajbari-2: (On hold); Faridpur-1: (On hold); Faridpur-2: Shama Obaid Islam; Faridpur-3: Nayab Yusuf Ahmed; Faridpur-4: Shahidul Islam Babul; Gopalganj-1: Mohammad Selimuzzaman Molla; Gopalganj-2: Dr. KM Babor Ali; Gopalganj-3: SM Jilani; Madaripur-1: Kamal Zaman Molla; Madaripur-2: (On hold); Madaripur-3: Anisur Rahman; Shariatpur-1: Syed Ahmed Aslam; Shariatpur-2: Shafiqul Rahman Kiran; Shariatpur-3: Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Apu.
SYLHET DIVISION
Sunamganj-1: Anisul Haque; Sunamganj-2: (To be announced); Sunamganj-3: Mohammad Kaiser Ahmed; Sunamganj-4: (To be announced); Sunamganj-5: Kalimuddin Milon; Sylhet-1: Khandaker Abdul Muktadir Chowdhury; Sylhet-2: Mosammat Tahsina Rushdir; Sylhet-3: Mohammad Abdul Malek; Sylhet-4: (To be announced); Sylhet-5: (To be announced); Sylhet-6: Imran Ahmed Chowdhury; Moulvibazar-1: Nasiruddin Ahmed Mithu; Moulvibazar-2: Shawkat Hossain Shaku; Moulvibazar-3: Naser Rahman; Moulvibazar-4: Mohammad Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury; Habiganj-1: (To be announced); Habiganj-2: Abu Monsur Shakhawat Hasan Jibon; Habiganj-3: Alhaj Mohammad GK Gaus; Habiganj-4: SM Faisal.
CHITTAGONG DIVISION
Brahmanbaria-1: M. Hannan; Brahmanbaria-2: (To be announced); Brahmanbaria-3: Khaled Hossain Mahbub; Brahmanbaria-4: Mushfiqur Rahman; Brahmanbaria-5: Mohammad Abdul Mannan; Brahmanbaria-6: (To be announced); Comilla-1: Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain; Comilla-2: (To be announced); Comilla-3: Kazi Shah Moazzem Hossain Kaykobad; Comilla-4: Manjurul Islam Munshi; Comilla-5: Mohammad Jasim Uddin; Comilla-6: Mohammad Monirul Haque Chowdhury; Comilla-7: (To be announced); Comilla-8: Zakaria Taher; Comilla-9: Mohammad Abul Kalam; Comilla-10: Mohammad Abdul Gafur Bhuiyan; Comilla-11: Mohammad Kamrul Huda; Chandpur-1: ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon; Chandpur-2: Mohammad Jalal Uddin; Chandpur-3: Sheikh Farid Hossain; Chandpur-4: Mohammad Harun Rashid; Chandpur-5: Mohammad Mominul Haque.
Feni-1: Begum Khaleda Zia; Feni-2: Zainal Abedin; Feni-3: Abdul Awal Mintoo; Noakhali-1: Barrister S. Mahbub Uddin; Noakhali-2: Zainal Abdin Faruk; Noakhali-3: Mohammad Barkat Ullah Bulbul; Noakhali-4: Mohammad Shahjahan; Noakhali-5: Mohammad Fakhrul Islam; Noakhali-6: Mahmudur Rahman Shamim; Lakshmipur-1: (To be announced); Lakshmipur-2: Mohammad Abul Khayer Bhuiyan; Lakshmipur-3: Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie; Lakshmipur-4: (To be announced).
Chittagong-1: Nurul Amin; Chittagong-2: Sarwar Alamgir; Chittagong-3: (To be announced); Chittagong-4: Kazi Salauddin; Chittagong-5: Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin; Chittagong-6: (To be announced); Chittagong-7: Ummam Kader Chowdhury; Chittagong-8: Ershad Ullah Chittagong-9: (On hold) Chittagong-10: Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury Chittagong-11: (To be announced) Chittagong-12: Mohammad Enamul Haque Chittagong-13: Sarwar Jamal Nizam Chittagong-14: (To be announced) Chittagong-15: (To be announced) Chittagong-16: Mishkatul Islam Chowdhury Pappa Cox's Bazar-1: Salauddin Ahmed Cox's Bazar-2: (To be announced) Cox's Bazar-3: Lutfur Rahman Kajol Cox's Bazar-4: Shahjahan Chowdhury Khagrachhari: Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan Rangamati: Dipen Dewan Bandarban: Saching Prue.
