The BNP has announced candidates for 36 more constituencies, including several in Dhaka, where the National Citizen Party is fielding its top leaders as contenders in the upcoming national elections.

The party gave a ticket to Reza Kibria, son of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria from the previous Awami League government. Reza joined the BNP just three days ago.

However, Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho, brother of July uprising martyr Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho, is not among the new candidates. Snigdho had joined the BNP on November 3.

Announcing the candidates at a press conference yesterday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the party would announce the candidates for its alliance partners at the right time.

On November 3, BNP released a preliminary list of candidates for 237 constituencies. A day later, the ticket for Madaripur-1 was suspended. In total, the party has now announced candidates for 272 constituencies. The remaining 28 constituencies will be announced "in due time", said Fakhrul.

The BNP nominated former Chattra Dal General Secretary Habibur Rashid for Dhaka-9. NCP Senior Joint Secretary Tasnim Jara collected a nomination form for the same seat.

The BNP nominated SM Jahangir Hossain, joint convener of Dhaka north BNP, for Dhaka-18, for which NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patawary also collected a nomination form.

The party announced BNP National Executive Committee Member Sheikh Rabiul Alam as its candidate for Dhaka-10. However, LGRD Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan expressed interest in running from there. He has already changed his constituency from Cumilla and become a voter of Dhaka-10.

Rabiul, also the managing director of Pleasant Properties Ltd, has already received a show-cause notice from the BNP for his alleged involvement in criminal activities. He was the BNP's candidate for Dhaka-10 in the 2018 national elections.

With the new nominations, BNP has now finalised candidates for 17 out of 20 Dhaka constituencies. The remaining constituencies are Dhaka-13, 17, and 20.

Reza Kibria has been nominated as BNP's candidate for Habiganj-1. In the 2018 elections, he contested from the same seat using the "Sheaf of Paddy" symbol as a candidate of the Gono Forum, an ally of the Jatiya Oikya Front led by eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain.

For Dhaka-7, BNP nominated Hamidur Rahman, a member of the party's central executive committee, where Mamunul Haque, ameer of the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis, is likely to contest.

Ariful Haque Chowdhury, two-time mayor of Sylhet City Corporation, will contest the national polls for the first time as BNP's candidate for Sylhet-4.

Even though BNP had adopted a policy of nominating only one candidate from a family, the party has made exceptions in a few cases.

BNP nominated former deputy minister Abdus Salam Pinto for Tangail-2. Yesterday, his younger brother Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, also the publicity affairs secretary of BNP, was nominated for Tangail-5.

As per yesterday's announcement, Abdus Salam has been nominated for Thakurgaon-2 constituency, AKM Kamruzzaman for Dinajpur-5, Jahidul Islam Dholu for Naogaon-5, Anwarul Islam for Natore-3, Selim Reza for Sirajganj-1, M Iqbal Hossain for Jashore-5, Monirul Islam for Narail-2, Amir Ezaz Khan for Khulna-1, Shahidul Alam Talukder for Patuakhali-2, Joynul Abedin for Barishal-3, Rafiqul Islam Jamal for Jhalakathi-1, Abu Wahab Akhnda for Mymensingh-4, Majharul Islam for Kishoreganj-1, Sheikh Mojibor Rahman Iqbal for Kishoreganj-5.

Other nominees include SA Jinnah Kabir for Manikganj-1, Kamruzzaman Ratan for Munshiganj-3, Mojibur Rahman for Gazipur-1, Harun Ar Rashid for Rajbari-2, Khandaker Nasirul Islam for Faridpur-1, Nadira Akhter for Madaripur-1, Jahander Ali Khan for Madaripur-2, Nasir Hossain Chowdhury for Sunamganj-2, Nurul Islam for Sunamganj-4, Selim Bhuiyan for Cumilla-2, Mostofa Kamal Pasha for Chattogram-3, Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury for Chattogram-6, Abu Sufiyan for Chattogram-9, Nazmul Mustofa Amin for Chattogram-15 and Alomgir Mahfuz Ullah Farid for Cox's Bazar-2.