A total of 164 aspirants filed appeals with the Election Commission in the first two days, challenging returning officers’ decisions on the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the February 12 national election. The Election Commission will receive the appeal petitions till January 9 next and then the Commission, headed by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, will hear and dispose of the petitions from January 10 to 18. A total of 2,568 aspirants submitted nomination papers for the country’s 300 constituencies by the December-29 deadline to contest the 13th parliamentary election. The Election Commission on December 11 last announced the election schedule to arrange the national election and the referendum on the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order simultaneously on February 12, 2026. The election campaign will start on January 22 and continue till 48 hours before the balloting period (7:30am on February 10).

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 06, 2026 19:18 UTC