The commission rejected Menon’s petition, clearing Mirza Abbas’s way to contest the polls. on Saturday, the commission also declared Mirza Abbas’s wife Afroza Abbas’s candidature, representing BNP, from Dhaka 9 seat valid. On December 2, during the nomination paper scrutinization process, her bid was rejected because of her status as a loan defaulter. The commission rejected the candidature of BNP chairperson’s adviser Amanullah Aman for Dhaka 2, based on the arrest warrant against him in a case filed in 2017. Before them, on Friday, the commission rejected Gonojagoron Moncho spokesperson Dr Imran H Sarker’s appeal.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 08, 2018 18:56 UTC