Muktadesh Desk: BNP has initially announced a list of candidates for 237 seats. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the names of the candidates on Monday.
BNP’s controversial leader Rumin Farhana has not been given nomination. Her seat announcement has been postponed. There is widespread discussion and criticism among leaders and activists and supporters about this.
Rumin Farhana opened up about not receiving the party’s nomination in a talk show on a private TV channel.
Rumin Farhana said, my nomination is currently ‘on hold’. 63 seats have not yet been announced due to alliance agreements with some of BNP’s long-time allies. In addition, alliance discussions are underway with some new parties.
She also said that seat-sharing discussions are underway with parties that have been by BNP’s side for 12-15 years, in good and bad times. Therefore, some seats are still hanging. The decision will be finalized considering that the party is looking for ‘winnable’ candidates.
In this regard, Rumin Farhana said that the number of candidates is naturally higher in a large party after not getting nominations, by protesting on the streets and burning tires. The final election is difficult as there are 10-12 candidates in many seats.
She said that the emotions of the leaders and activists should be respected. It is natural to be upset. However, this situation will not last long.
She said that BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has met with the candidates several times and informed everyone about the nomination distribution process.
The former MP said that the list that has been made is still preliminary. Changes may come with time. Some may be dropped, and some new ones may be added. Apart from this, the nominations for some seats are also suspended due to some legal complications related to the Election Commission. She mentioned the Bagerhat-2 seat as an example.
However, the most discussed issue was the nomination of the discussed BNP leader Fazlur Rahman. Social media is quite active about this. He has been nominated from Kishoreganj-4 (Itna, Mithamoin and Ashtagram).
