Khelafat Majlis has withdrawn more than fifty of its seventy-two approved candidates on the final day of withdrawal for Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary election. The withdrawals were made Tuesday under central directives as part of seat-sharing arrangements within the ten-party alliance. Party candidates submitted their withdrawal letters to district returning offices, accompanied by alliance partners and local leaders.

According to the party’s joint secretary general Abdul Jalil, twenty candidates remain in the race. Of these, eleven are single candidates under the alliance agreement, while nine others are contesting in open seats alongside other allied nominees. A party press release stated that Khelafat Majlis had initially nominated candidates in 258 constituencies before reducing the number to 74 after seat adjustments with partners. The latest withdrawals were described as a move to preserve unity among Islamist and nationalist forces.

The remaining Khelafat Majlis candidates will contest under the ten-party alliance symbol, the wall clock, in the upcoming election.