Dhaka, April 9 -- The BNP will start selling nomination forms for the reserved women's seats of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on Friday.

The forms will be available at the party's central office in Nayapaltan from 11am on April 10 and will continue to be sold until April 12, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Thursday.

He said aspirants will be able to both collect and submit nomination forms during this period, with April 12 set as the final day for both purchase and submission.

The development came after the Election Commission (EC) had announced the election schedule for the 50 reserved women's seats.

EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed announced the schedule on Wednesday at a press briefing, setting May 12 as the ...