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A total of 53 aspirants have submitted nomination papers to the Election Commission (EC) over the past 14 days to contest the 50 reserved women’s seats in the 13th National Parliament.

The deadline for submission ended yesterday.

EC officials said the BNP-led alliance submitted 36 nomination papers, the Jamaat-e-Islami alliance 13, and one came from an independent alliance.

“We received 36 nominations from BNP and its allies, 13 from Jamaat’s alliance, and one from an independent candidate, Sultana Jesmin. Their candidacies will be scrutinised during verification,” said EC Joint Secretary and Returning Officer Md Moin Uddin Khan.

He added t hat three nominees -- Shamma Akter, Mst Mehrunnesa,

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