Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The BNP is set to nominate women candidates in 5 percent of the 300 constituencies for the upcoming general election, in line with the recommendations of the July Charter.

On Monday, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced candidates for 237 constituencies, including 10 women contesting in 12 seats.

Among them, three seats, Dinajpur-3, Bogura-7 and Feni-1, have been announced for Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Under Bangladesh's electoral law, a candidate may contest up to five constituencies. In past elections, Khaleda Zia contested five and never lost.

Her ancestral home is in Feni, while her late husband and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman hailed from Bogura.

Although she was born and educated in Dinajpur, this...