Court orders EC to accept 5 nominations, allot symbols to 9 candidates

Ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election, the Election Commission (EC) has accepted the nominations of five candidates for scrutiny and authorised the allotment of symbols to nine candidates following court orders.

Relevant Returning Officers have already been directed to take the necessary actions.

The details were disclosed in several letters signed by EC Deputy Secretary Mohammad Monir Hossain on Sunday (25 January).

According to EC sources, the commission has received 34 court orders regarding candidates so far. Decisions have been made on 14 of these, while the rest are being processed. 

Consequently, the total number of candidates is expected to increase.

The Election Commission has decided to take all necessary steps to comply with the court’s directives.

The five candidates whose nominations have been ordered for acceptance and scrutiny are: Sarwar Mia (Faridpur-4), Md Mahbubur Rahman (Rangpur-5), Md Nilve Parvez (Dhaka-15), Md Rafiqul Islam (Jamalpur-1), Abdullah Al Hossain (Dhaka-10).

The nine candidates directed to receive election symbols are: Kazi Shariful Islam (Narsingdi-4), Rony Molla (Gopalganj-2), Md Hasanul Islam (Pabna-3), Gazi Mahbubur Rahman (Narail-1), Muhammad Nezamuddin (Chattogram-11), Md Kamruzzaman (Jashore-5), SM Abdul Mannan (Manikganj-2), Md Humayun Kabir (Sirajganj-5), Md Sohel Rana (Sirajganj-2).