Sun News Desk : The election schedule for reserved women seats of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad will be held on March 14 next, said the Election Commission (EC) secretary Jahangir Alam.

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He stated it at Nirbachan Bhaban at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Tuesday.

Jahangir Alam said the candidates would submit their nominations to the returning officer from 9:00am to 4:00pm on February 18. The nominations will be scrutinised on February 19 and 20. Appeal against the scrutiny on February 22 while appeals will be resolved on February 24. The withdrawal of candidatures on February 25 while symbols will be allocated on February 27.

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There are 50 reserved seats for women in parliament. On behalf of them, 62 independent MPs have already given authority to the Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to select MPs in the reserved seats. As a result, Awami League and Independent will be able to nominate woman MPs in 48 reserved seats, while Jatiya Party (JaPa) will be able to nominate female MPs in the rest two seats.

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