AL to finalise candidates for reserved seats

The ruling party Awami League (AL) has called a meeting of the Nomination Board on Wednesday (February 14) to finalise candidates for reserved women's seats in the 12th parliament.

In a press release, Biplob Barua, AL Office Secretary, said that the meeting will start at 12pm at Gonobhaban under the chairmanship of party chief Sheikh Hasina.

Awami League is expected to secure 48 seats based on its own and with its independents' support while the Jatiya Party will have two seats.

The ruling party (AL) sold 1,549 nomination forms for its 48 reserved women's seats and generated about Tk7.74 crore from the sale of the forms until Thursday (Jan 13).