Five Member of Parliament (MP) candidates, who were nominated by the Election Commission to contest in the upcoming 12th Parliamentary election from five separate constituencies in Rajshahi district, have withdrawn their candidacy on Sunday, the last day of withdrawal of nominations.
Among them, four Zaker Party candidates are-- Bibhuti Bhushan Roy for Dinajpur-1 constituency, Md Motiur Rahman for Dinajpur-2, Sheuli Khatun for Dinajpur-3, and Md Harun-Ur-Rashid, for Dinapur-3, and another Jatiya Party candidate is Md Firoz Sultan Alam for Dinajpur-6.
Dinajpur Returning Officer (RO) and Deputy Commissioner Shakil Ahmed confirmed the information.
The Election Commission (EC) fixed Sunday (December 17) as the deadline to withdraw nomination papers.
It will distribute the electoral symbols among finalized candidates on December 18. The candidates will then go on for the election campaign, which will continue till 8am on January 5.
The national polls will be held on January 7.
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