, April 17 -- The BNP has started the final selection process for nominating candidates for the reserved women's seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, with aspirants appearing before the party's nomination board.

The nomination board began interviewing the aspirants on Friday afternoon at the BNP Chairman's Gulshan office.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi told reporters that interviews of those who collected and submitted nomination forms for the reserved seats started in the afternoon.

"As per the party constitution, the nomination board is headed by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, and its members are from the party's standing committee," he said.

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