The Election Commission (EC) has announced the schedule for the by-election to the reserved women’s parliamentary seat vacated by Ferdousi Ahmed Mishti following her resignation. Voting for the seat will be held on November 12.

The election schedule was published on Monday in a notification signed by Akhtar Ahmed, Senior Secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat.

According to the announced schedule, the deadline for submitting nomination papers is October 26. The nomination papers will be scrutinized on October 27. Appeals against the scrutiny decisions can be filed on October 28, and the appeals will be settled on October 29.

The deadline for withdrawal of candidacy is November 1, while electoral symbols will be allocated to candidates on November 2. Voting will take place from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on November 12.

Ferdousi Ahmed Mishti submitted her resignation to the Speaker of Parliament on October 1 following a party decision over an incident involving an attack and vandalism at the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur, Dhaka.

Following her resignation, the Parliament Secretariat declared the seat vacant and informed the Election Commission to initiate the process of filling it. The EC has now announced the schedule for the by-election.