Rumeen Farhana set to be elected BNP MP from reserved seat

BNP assistant international affairs secretary Barrister Rumeen Farhana is going to be elected MP from a seat reserved for women in parliament, reports UNB.

BNP got one reserved seat for women in proportionate to its five elected parliament members.

Rumeen, also daughter of late Language Movement hero Oli Ahad, submitted her nomination form to the Election Commission on Monday.

Talking to the news agency, Rumeen said she submitted her nomination form to returning officer Abul Kashem around 1:15pm as her party picked her as a lone candidate for the election to the seat.

Once she takes oath as an MP, Rumeen said, she will place in parliament the demand for the release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Expressing her gratitude to the party for nominating her for the seat, Rumeen said she will perform her duty as an opposition MP with sincerity and honesty.

As per the election schedule announced by the EC on May 8, Monday was the last day for BNP to field its candidate in the reserved seat for women.

The election is scheduled to be held on June 16 while the date for scrutinising nomination papers is May 21 and the withdrawal of candidature is May 28.

As BNP nominated only one candidate, Rumeen will be declared elected just after the expiry of the deadline for the withdrawal of candidature, said EC officials.