Besides, the aspirants, who want to run for the fifth phase upazila election as chairman candidates with AL tickets, can also collect the party’s nomination forms in the same time.
The ruling party on Monday asked its nomination seekers to collect the forms between 10am and 5pm on the two days from AL president Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office in the city.
The aspirants can submit the party’s nomination forms by 5pm on May 18 to the same office, said a press release.
The by-polls to Bogura-6 constituency will be held on June 24 as per the schedule announced by the Election Commission on May 8 last.
The Bogura-6 was declared vacant as BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir failed to take oath as Member of Parliament within the stipulated time after being elected from the constituency in the December-30 general election.
According to the by-poll schedule, the deadline for the submission of nomination paper is May 23, while the date for scrutinising nomination paper is May 27 and the last date for the withdrawal of candidature is June 3.
The Election Commission on May 9 announced the schedule for the fifth phase upazila election to arrange vote in 16 upazila parishad on June 18.
The deadline for the submission of nomination paper is May 21 while the date for scrutinising nomination papers is May 23 and the last date for the withdrawal of candidature is May 30.
A joint meeting of AL Parliamentary Board and AL Local Government Nomination Board will be held on May 19 to decide its nominated candidate in Bogura-6 constituency and its nominated chairman contenders in the 16 upazila parishads.
AL president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is also the chief of the two bodies, will chair the meeting to be held at 4pm on Sunday next at her official residence Ganobhaban, said the release.
AL acting general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif urged all concerned to be present at the meeting in time.
Another joint meeting of AL secretaries and the two top leaders of its associated bodies and AL Dhaka south and north city units will be held on Tuesday.
The AL acting secretary requested all concerned to join the meeting in time, the release added.