2 held after supporters of two candidates scuffle in front of EC building
He was rejected on the charge of concealing information about a case against him as well as information regarding bank loans
Two people were detained after a scuffle broke out among supporters of Awami League candidate Md Abdus Sabur and independent candidate Barrister Naeem Hasan, the son of late AL leader Hasan Jamil Sattar, for Cumilla-1 constituency in front of the Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka's Agargaon area.
The incident took place on Thursday during the fifth day of hearing appeals against the decision of returning officers regarding candidacies in the upcoming 12th national election scheduled for 7 January.
On the fifth day of the appeal, hearings on 100 appeals were held in half an hour. Among them, 44 were approved and 52 were rejected. Apart from this, four applications are under review.
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Independent candidate of Kishoreganj-2 constituency and expelled BNP leader Major (Retd) Akhtaruzzaman appealed against the decision of the returning officer and regained his candidacy yesterday.
He was rejected on the charge of concealing information about a case against him as well as information regarding bank loans
