Dhaka, April 30 -- An analysis of the affidavits of candidates for the reserved women's seats in the 13th National Parliamentary Election 2026 shows that nearly two-thirds of the nominated candidates are highly educated and millionaires.

Among the nominees, around 65 percent are millionaires and more than 63 percent possess postgraduate or higher educational qualifications.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) presented this picture through an analysis of the affidavit information of 49 nominated candidates submitted to the Election Commission.

Overall, including directly elected and reserved women's seat members, 52.63 percent of all members hold postgraduate or higher degrees. Among the reserved women's seat candidates, 27 per...