Awami League has announced the names of 48 candidates for the reserved women seats in the National Parliament. Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the list at a press conference at Ganabhaban on Wednesday.

He said a total of 1,553 candidates collected nomination forms for the resarved seats. Of these, 48 women have been nominated after scrutiny.

Those nominated were:
1. Rezia Islam – Panchagarh
2. Draupadi Baby Agarwal – Thakurgaon
3. Ashika Sultana – Nilphamari
4. Rokeya Sultana – Joypurhat
5. Koheli Quddus – Natore
6. Zara Jabeen Mahbub – Chapainawabganj
7. Runu Reza – Khulna
8. Farida Akhter Banu – Bagerhat
9. Mst. Farzana Sumi – Barguna
10. Khaleda Bahar – Bhola
11. Naznin Nahar Rashid – Patuakhali
12. Farida Yasmin – Narsingdi
13. Ummi Farzana Sattar – Mymensingh
14. Nadia Binte Amin – Netrokona
15. Mahfuza Sultana – Joypurhat
16. Parveen Zaman – Jhenaidah
17. Aroma Dutta – Cumilla
18. Laila Parvin – Satkhira
19. Monnujan Sufian – Khulna
20. Bedoura Ahmed Salam – Gopalganj
21. Shabnam Jahan – Dhaka
22. Parul Akhter – Dhaka
23. Sabera Begum – Dhaka
24. Shammi Ahmed – Barisal
25. Nahid Izahar Khan – Dhaka
26. Jharna Hasan – Faridpur
27. Fazilatun Nesa – Munshiganj
28. Shahida Tarekh – Dhaka
29. Anima Mukti Gomez – Dhaka
30. Sheikh Anar Koli – Dhaka
31. Masuda Siddiq Rosy – Narsingdi
32. Tarana Halim – Tangail
33. Begum Shamsun Nahar – Tangail
34. Meher Afroz – Gazipur
35. Aparajita Haque – Tangail
36. Hasina Bari Chowdhury – Dhaka
37. Nazma Akhter – Gopalganj
38. Ruma Chakraborty – Sylhet
39. Faridunnahar Laily – Lakshmipur
40. Ashrafun Nesa – Lakshmipur
41. Kanon Ara Begum – Noakhali
42. Shamima Harun – Chittagong
43. Farida Khanam – Noakhali
44. Delwara Yousuf – Chittagong
45. Wasika Ayesha Khan – Chittagong
46. Jwarati Tanchangya – Rangamati
47. Sanjida Khanam – Dhaka
48. Mst. Nasima Zaman - Rangpur