Thakurgaon-1 by-election: Six candidates declared valid

The nomination papers of six candidates, including Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP’s) Mirza Faisal Amin and Jamaat-e-Islami’s Delwar Hossain, have been declared valid for the by-election to the Thakurgaon-1 constituency.
Returning Officer and District Election Officer Kamrul Islam declared the nominations valid after scrutinising the papers on Tuesday afternoon.
The other valid candidates are Obaidullah Masud of BNP, Hafez Dr Khademul Islam of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Abdul Alim Nizami of Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan and Hossain Mohammad Omar Faruk of Bangladesh Congress.
The constituency fell vacant after Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected president.
According to the election schedule, appeals against the scrutiny decisions can be filed from 30 September to 4 October, while the appeals will be settled on 6 October.
The deadline for withdrawal of candidature is 7 October, and election symbols will be allocated to the final candidates on 8 October. Voting in the by-election will be held on 29 October.
The constituency comprises Thakurgaon Sadar, Ruhia and Bhulli upazilas and has 516,138 registered voters. Voting will take place at 989 booths in 185 polling stations.