Politics
Tarique Rahman interviews nomination seekers thru video calls.

Tarique Rahman interviews nomination seekers thru video calls

Politics

BD Correspondent: The BNP Parliamentary Board has begun finalising candidates for the 11th parliamentary election through interviews of nominees in the Rangpur Division.

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is participating in the interviews from London over videoconference, Syrul Kabir Khan, an official of the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia's press wing confirmed the news.

The party nomination board, comprising BNP standing committee members, started the interview with those who bought party nomination forms for Rangpur division’s Panchagar-1 constituency, at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office at 9:40am on Sunday.

The interview of the nomination seekers of Rajshahi division will also be taken today.

Later, the nomination board will interview the nomination hopefuls of Rajshahi division from 3pm.

Interview of Khunla division’s aspirants will start at 9am while that of Barishal division at 3pm on Monday.

The nomination board will start the interview of Chattogram division’s aspirants at 9am on Tuesday while that of Cumilla and Sylhet divisions from 3pm the same day.

Interview of Mymensingh division’s aspirants will start at 9am while that of Faridpur division at 3pm on Wednesday.

BNP sold 4,580 nomination papers among the aspirants who want to contest the 11th parliamentary elections with its tickets.

The 11th parliamentary elections will be held on December 30.

The last date for submission of nomination papers is November 28 instead of November 19.