YouTuber Ashraful Hossen Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom, on Thursday got back his candidature for Dhaka-17 by-polls. He will now be able to compete for the election as the Election Commission (EC) declared his nomination paper valid after a hearing. On Sunday, The EC scrapped the nomination paper of Hero Alom. However, two other independent candidates Tariqul Islam Bhuiyan and Asaduzzaman Jalal did not get back their candidatures. On June 15, MP aspirant Hero Alom submitted nomination papers to contest the Dhaka-17 by-elections, to be held on July 17.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 22, 2023 15:02 UTC