Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The submission deadline for nomination papers for Bangladesh's upcoming national election closed at 5:00 pm on Monday, with most candidates filing their papers on time.

Most of the aspirants submitted their nomination papers today as only 166 nomination papers were filed till Sunday to contest the 13th parliamentary election scheduled to be held on February 12, 2026.

However, the number of aspirants who submitted nomination papers to contest from the country's 300 constituencies will be informed by the Election Commission once the compilation is done following gleaning the data from the 69 returning officers in the election.

Jamaat Sec Gen Parwar submits nomination paper

According to the EC's Central Coordination Com...