The distribution of nomination forms for the 13th national parliamentary election is ongoing across the country. On the sixth day of distribution, Jamaat candidates collected a total of 57 nomination forms over the past two days, Monday (December 15) and Wednesday (December 17).
Mujibul Alam, Senior Assistant of Jamaat’s Central Publicity Department, confirmed the figures, noting that 6 forms were collected on December 15 and 51 on December 17.
According to the official schedule, nomination forms have been distributed to candidates since Saturday, December 13. Candidates must submit their completed forms along with a BDT 50,000 deposit by December 29. Returning and assistant returning officers’ offices will remain open even on weekly and public holidays to ensure uninterrupted electoral processes.
Earlier today, Abdus Sattar Sumon, Assistant Publicity Secretary of Jamaat’s Dhaka Metropolitan South, said four party-nominated candidates had already collected their forms. Three collected theirs from the Divisional Commissioner’s (Regional Election Office) office in Dhaka, while one collected the form from a district returning officer’s office outside the capital.
The candidates are: Dr. Helal Uddin, central council member and Naib Ameer of Dhaka Metropolitan South, from Dhaka-8; Mohammad Kamal Hossain, central Majlis-e-Shura member and assistant secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan South, from Dhaka-5; Syed Zainul Abedin, Dhaka Metropolitan South council member, from Dhaka-4; and Md. Nurul Islam Bulbul, central executive council member and Ameer of Dhaka Metropolitan South, from Chapainawabganj-3 (Sadar).