BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to contest the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election from the Bogura-6 constituency. The announcement was made by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at a press conference held on Monday afternoon at the party chairperson’s political office in Gulshan, Dhaka. During the event, Fakhrul unveiled a list of 237 potential candidates across the country, adding that nominations for the remaining constituencies would be announced later, while some seats would be reserved for alliance partners. Earlier in the day, BNP’s highest policymaking body, the Standing Committee, held an emergency meeting chaired virtually from London by Tarique Rahman. The meeting focused on finalizing the party’s candidates and determining strategies amid the current political situation. According to the Election Commission, the national polls are expected in early February next year, with the election schedule likely to be announced in early December.