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The Bangladesh Election Commission has declared the nominations of 36 candidates from the BNP-led alliance and one independent alliance candidate valid for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th National Parliament. At the same time, nominations of two independent candidates were rejected due to technical errors.

The decision was announced Thursday at the Election Commission building in Agargaon on the final day of scrutiny, marking the end of the two-day Verification process.

The scrutiny was conducted under the leadership of Returning Officer and EC Joint Secretary Moin Uddin Khan, in the presence of relevant officials.

On the final day, nominations of candidates from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and independent alliances were reviewed. Two independent candidates were disqualified due to missing proposer and seconder signatures.

Earlier, a total of 53 candidates submitted nomination papers within the stipulated deadline. On the first day of scrutiny, nominations from other alliances were also reviewed, with most candidates being declared valid.

According to the election schedule announced by the EC, voting for the reserved women’s seats will be held on May 12. Candidates will have the opportunity to withdraw their nominations until April 29.

Election observers believe that with the scrutiny process completed, candidates will now intensify their campaigns and preparations for the upcoming election.