During the screening process, election officials deemed Chunnu’s nomination valid while rejecting Nasirul’s nomination papers for his failure to disclose information about a criminal case in his affidavit. On Friday, Nasirul filed an application against Chunnu’s candidature with election officials, citing ‘debt default’. “My nomination was rejected during the screening process. He argued that Chunnu’s nomination is consequently voidable under the law. Chunnu, the incumbent representative of Kishoreganj-3, is running for re-election after winning the seat in the last parliamentary elections.

Source: bd News24 December 08, 2023 10:36 UTC