The Election Commission announced the schedule for the election to the reserved women’s seats in Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliament on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. According to the schedule, voting will take place on May 12. The deadline for submitting nomination papers is April 21, with scrutiny on April 22 and 23, appeals on April 26, withdrawal on April 29, and symbol allocation on April 30. Under the announced distribution, the BNP alliance will receive 36 seats, the Jamaat alliance 13, and independent candidates one seat.

Earlier, on February 12, elections were held in 299 of the 300 parliamentary constituencies. Polling in Sherpur-3 was postponed due to the death of a valid candidate, while results for Chattogram-2 and 4 remain pending because of legal complications. The Bogura-6 seat will face a by-election after Tarique Rahman vacated it.

According to the law, the number of reserved women’s seats for each party is determined by multiplying its total seats by 50 and dividing by 300.