But when the prime candidates received green signal from the commission, the alternative ones, who were were from the BNP, the 20-Party Alliance or Jatiya Oikya Front, withdrew candidatures. But subsequently the court scrapped the candidacies of 15 aspirants, leaving the party with no one to vote for in those constituencies. So despite being in two political alliances, the 20-party and the Jatiya Oikya Front, BNP is left without any options in these 15. BNP leader Faridul Kabir Talukder Shami was the party’s candidate in Jamalpur 4, but now the party does not have any options left as Gono Forum candidate Rabiul Islam Tarafder has already withdrawn candidature. Talking with reporters, BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan explained that in these constituencies they had alternative candidates who had withdrawn.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 24, 2018 19:30 UTC