BNP MPs’ resignation: By-polls in 5 vacant seats on Feb 1

The Election Commission (EC) has announced the schedule for by-elections to five parliamentary constituencies, which fell vacant after the resignation of BNP lawmakers.

The by-polls will be held in the vacant seats on February 1.  

Election Secretary Md Jahangir Alam on Sunday told journalists after a meeting regarding the by-elections.

According to the election schedule, the last date for submission of nomination papers is January 5 while the papers will be scrutinised on January 8. January 15 has been set as the last date for the withdrawal of candidacy.

The voting will be held through the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in all five seats. 

The vacant constituencies are Thakurgaon-3, Bogura-4, Bogura-6, Chapainawabganj-2 and Brahmanbaria-2.

Earlier on December 11, the Parliament Secretariat published a gazette notification declaring the seats of six lawmakers of the BNP vacant.

The six lawmakers are - Md Zahidur Rahman of Thakurgaon-3, Md Mosharrof Hosen of Bogura-4, Gulam Mohammad Siraj of Bogura-6, Md Aminul Islam of Chapainawabganj-2, Rumeen Farhana, MP from a seat reserved for women and Abdus Sattar of Brahmanbaria-2. 

The seat of another BNP MP Harunur Rashid was not declared vacant as his resignation letter was not accepted.

It is mentionable that, as Rumeen is the MP of the reserved seat, the new member will be nominated there after the by-polls.