Election Commission validates Jamaat candidate Hamidur Rahman Azad’s nomination in Cox’s Bazar-2

PNN News Desk

The Election Commission (EC) has validated the nomination of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate and Assistant Secretary General Hamidur Rahman Azad for the Cox’s Bazar-2 (Maheshkhali-Kutubdia) constituency. This decision was made after hearing the appeal against the Returning Officer’s cancellation on Saturday morning.

The appeal was heard at the EC office in Agargaon, Dhaka, where his nomination papers were reviewed and the EC decided to uphold his candidacy.

Earlier, on January 2, his nomination had been cancelled due to not mentioning a contempt of court case in the nomination papers, but he was given the opportunity to appeal.

The EC stated that candidates and their representatives are participating in the appeal hearings daily from 10 am to 5 pm. A total of 645 appeals against Returning Officers’ decisions were filed for the 13th National Parliamentary Election, with the last day receiving 176 appeals. The appeal hearings will continue until January 18.