Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- As the 13th National Parliamentary Election approaches, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has released a preliminary list of probable candidates for 237 constituencies. Several senior figures have been left out of the initial rollout. Of the party's 300 seats, BNP has yet to name candidates for 63 constituencies, with a substantial portion of those seats likely reserved for leaders from allied parties and coalition partners.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the preliminary candidate list on Monday, November 3, at a press conference at the BNP Chairperson's political office in Gulshan.

Notably, the list omits several prominent leaders. Absent are Standing Committee members Nazrul Islam Kha...