Six candidates submit nominations for Thakurgaon-1 by-election

Six candidates submitted nomination papers for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election on Sunday, the final day for filing nominations.
The candidates submitted their papers to Returning Officer and District Election Officer Md Kamrul Islam at the district election office before the 4pm deadline.
The six candidates are BNP nominee and district BNP President Mirza Faisal Amin, district BNP Vice-President Obaidullah Masud, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Delwar Hossain, Islami Andolan Bangladesh candidate Hafez Dr Khademul Islam, Khelafat Andolan candidate Abdul Alim Nizami, and Bangladesh Congress candidate Hussain Muhammad Omar Faruk.
Returning Officer Kamrul Islam said the final list of valid candidates would be announced after scrutiny of the nomination papers on 29 September.
The last date for withdrawal of candidature is 7 October, while electoral symbols will be allocated on 8 October. Voting in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election is scheduled for 29 October.