Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has reported spending Tk 4 crore 49 lakh 47 thousand 972 for the 13th national parliamentary election held on February 12. The party’s Assistant Secretary General Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair submitted the expenditure statement to Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on May 12. The report, signed by Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar, shows that Tk 4 crore was distributed as grants to 225 candidates.

According to the statement, the party spent Tk 20.9 lakh on election campaigning, Tk 8,700 on transport, Tk 14.17 lakh on rallies and tours, Tk 2.85 lakh on staff, and Tk 9.44 lakh on accommodation and administrative costs. An additional Tk 2 lakh was listed as miscellaneous expenses. The report also includes costs for manifesto design and printing, press conferences, hospitality, transport of campaign materials, central leaders’ visits, and advertisements in the ICC.

In the 13th national election, Jamaat won 68 seats, the highest in its history, while its ally NCP secured six seats.