DHAKA, Jan 18, 2026 (BSS) - The Election Commission (EC) is conducting the concluding day of hearings on appeals against the decisions of returning officers regarding the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. On Saturday, the eighth day of hearings, the commission reviewed 112 appeals, of which 45 were accepted. On the eighth day, the EC rejected 37 appeals, including 13 filed against rejection of nominations and 24 filed against acceptance of nominations. A total of 645 appeals were filed with the EC against the decisions on acceptance and rejection of nomination papers in the ongoing election. On January 4, the last day of scrutiny of nomination papers, returning officers declared 1,842 nomination papers valid and rejected 723 out of a total of 2,568 nomination papers submitted for 300 parliamentary constituencies.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 18, 2026 06:28 UTC