A total of 70 women collected BNP nomination forms on Friday for the by-election to reserved women’s seat No. 23 in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad.

The forms were sold throughout the day at the BNP’s central office in Nayapaltan, Dhaka.

Each nomination form cost Tk 5,000, bringing the BNP’s total revenue from the sale of the 70 forms to Tk 350,000 (3.5 lakh).

Aspirants who go on to submit their forms must pay an additional Tk 50,000, bringing the total cost of collecting and submitting a nomination form to Tk 55,000 per aspirant.

BNP Media Cell member Sairul Kabir Khan confirmed the information.

According to sources at the party’s central office, nomination forms were distributed among aspiring female candidates from 10am to 5pm on Friday. A total of 70 forms were sold within the stipulated time.

The aspiring candidates have been instructed to submit their completed nomination forms to the BNP’s central office between 10am and 5pm on Saturday (October 17).

Earlier, the BNP announced the schedule for distributing and submitting nomination forms in a press release issued from its central office on Wednesday. The notice called on interested female candidates to collect and submit the forms within the stipulated time.

According to the schedule announced by the Election Commission, the by-election to the vacant reserved women’s seat No. 23 in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad will be held on November 12.

The seat fell vacant after its previous occupant Ferdousy Ahmed Mishti resigned on October 1, 2026, after Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman instructed her to step down over the attack on the Radda Clinic in Mirpur.