Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has signed nomination papers to contest the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election from Dhaka-17 and Bogura-6 constituencies under the party’s ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbol. The signing took place on Sunday evening at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan, accompanied by coordinators from both constituencies. Earlier in the day, the BNP Chairperson’s private secretary ABM Abdus Sattar collected the nomination papers from the office of the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner, Sharaf Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, in Segunbagicha. According to BNP sources, Tarique Rahman applied on Saturday to become a voter in Dhaka-17. Senior BNP leaders had requested him to contest from that constituency. Following this development, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andalib Rahman Partha decided to withdraw from Dhaka-17 and instead contest from Bhola-1 to honor Tarique Rahman’s candidacy. BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed confirmed that Tarique Rahman would contest from Dhaka-17, while Partha would run from Bhola-1 as part of the alliance. The developments mark a key step in BNP’s candidate finalization process ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election.