Six candidates nominations validated in Thakurgaon 1 by- election

The nomination papers of six candidates from five political parties, including the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, have been declared valid for the by-election to the Thakurgaon-1 constituency.

Returning Officer and District Election Officer Md Kamrul Islam declared the nomination papers valid after scrutiny at the District Election Office on Tuesday morning.

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The candidates who submitted nomination papers are Mirza Faisal Amin, president of the district BNP and the candidate nominated by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP); Obaidullah Masud, vice-president of the district BNP; Delowar Hossain, candidate of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami backed by the 11-party alliance; Md Khademul Islam, candidate of Islami Andolan Bangladesh; Md Abdul Alim Nizami, candidate of Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan; and Husain Muhammad Omar Faruk, candidate of Bangladesh Congress.

According to the election schedule announced by the Election Commission (EC), voting for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election will be held on 29 October.