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The Election Commission (EC) yesterday confirmed that 49 candidates are set to be elected unopposed to reserved women’s seats in the 13th National Parliament, with the EC set to publish the gazette today.

Of the candidates, 36 are from the BNP-led alliance, 12 from the 11-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami, and one is an independent.

Md Moin Uddin Khan, returning officer for the reserved seats and EC joint secretary, announced the development at the EC headquarters in Agargaon, Dhaka.

He said under the Jatiya Sangsad (Reserved Women Seats) Election Act, 2004, the election schedule was announced on April 8.

The deadline for withdrawal of candidacy

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