Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced candidates for 13 of Dhaka's 20 constituencies for the next general election, including seven new nominations and six returning contenders from the last parliamentary polls.

The announcement was made on Monday afternoon at a media briefing at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office, where Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir unveiled the names of 237 nominees nationwide contesting under the party's Paddy Sheaf symbol.

In Dhaka-1 (Dohar-Nawabganj), Khandaker Abu Ashfaq, who contested the 2018 election, has been renominated.

Amanullah Aman will contest Dhaka-2 (Keraniganj), taking over from his son Erfan Ibne Aman Omi, the previous candidate.

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