The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday continued the eighth day of appeal hearings against the decisions of Returning Officers over the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections. The hearings began at 10am at the auditorium (Basement-2) of the Election Commission building in the Agargaon area here. On Friday, the seventh day of hearings, the Commission heard 43 appeals. A total of 645 appeals were filed with the Election Commission challenging the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers in the upcoming election. On the final day of scrutiny on January 4, Returning Officers declared 1,842 nomination papers valid and rejected 723 out of the total 2,568 nomination papers submitted across 300 parliamentary constituencies.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 17, 2026 06:23 UTC