Since the ruling Awami League launched the nomination papers selling in Saturday morning, more than 300 nomination papers have been sold in the first two hours.
To coordinate the pressure, the party high-ups forced to enhance the closing window for an extra hour of selling nomination forms for the day.
The date of the 12th National Election is set for January 7.
Sheikh Hasina, President of the Awami League and Prime Minister of Bangladesh, formally launched the process at 10:30 a.m., however the sale of nomination papers for party candidates began after 11:00 a.m.
Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, a member of the AL advisory council, collected the first nomination form from the PM for the Gopalganj-3 constituency.
From 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 81 nomination forms were sold for Dhaka Division, 51 for Chattogram, 17 for Sylhet, 26 for Mymensingh, 17 for Barishal, 39 for Khulna, 26 for Rangpur, and 44 for Rajshahi Division, according to the booths.
The procedure was paused for two hours beginning at 1:00pm for a lunch break and prayer.
Aspiring candidates have been swarming to the Bangabandhu Avenue central office and nearby neighborhoods since the morning to obtain forms.
Vehicle movement after the GPO intersection has been closed by barriers.
