Bangladesh polls see 80 minority candidates; parties, independents in the fray

DHAKA: With Bangladesh Awami League not participating this time, a full of 80 candidates from spiritual and taste number communities are contesting Bangladesh's nationalist parliamentary predetermination scheduled for Feb 12.

Of these candidates, 12 are moving arsenic independents and 10 are women, according to officials of Election Commission and disposable data. A full of 22 governmental parties, including BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, person nominated 68 candidates from number communities. Bangladesh Communist Party (CPB) has fielded the highest fig of 17 number candidates. Gobinda Chandra Pramanik, caput wide of Bangladesh National Hindu Mahajot, is contesting arsenic an autarkic campaigner from Gopalganj-3, comprising Kotalipara and Tungipara.

His nomination, initially rejected, was reinstated pursuing an entreaty to Election Commission. At present, 60 governmental parties are registered with Election Commission. The Awami League's registration remains suspended, with its activities being banned.

Initially, 88 candidates from number communities had submitted information papers. Of these, 5 nominations were rejected by Election Commission portion 3 candidates withdrew.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has nominated six candidates from number communities successful this election. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has, for the archetypal time, nominated a campaigner from a number community: Krishna Nandi. The National Citizen Party has nominated 1 number assemblage candidate.