Dhaka, April 10 -- The election for the reserved women's seats in the Jatiya Sangshad, the National Parliament of Bangladesh, will be held on May 12, the Election Commission of Bangladesh said.

The schedule was unveiled on Wednesday at a briefing held at the Election Commission building in Agargaon by its Senior Secretary, Akhtar Ahmed.

According to the announced timetable, the deadline for submission of nomination papers is April 21, while scrutiny will take place on April 22 and 23.

The Bangladeshi parliament has a total of 350 seats. Of these, 300 seats are elected directly by the votes of the general public, while 50 reserved seats for women are allocated in proportion to the number of seats won by political parties.

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