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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has withheld 63 parliamentary seats to accommodate allies, signalling a broader seat-sharing drive ahead of the general election due in February.
Unveiling an initial slate of 237 candidates who will run under the party’s “sheaf of paddy” symbol, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir read out the list at a briefing at the chairperson’s office in Gulshan on Monday.
The BNP said the roster is provisional and could shift following consultations with parties involved in the “simultaneous movement”.
In the 2018 election the BNP-led alliance reserved 22 seats for partners. This time the carve-out is markedly larger, underscoring the party’s need to knit together a broader coalition.
No timetable was given for finalising seat-sharing or publishing a definitive list.