Four candidates from the Gaibandha-3 (Sadullapur-Palashbari) constituency have regained their eligibility to contest in Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliamentary Election after their appeals were accepted by the Election Commission. The appeals were heard on January 11, 12, and 15, 2026, at the Election Commission building, where the decisions were finalized. The reinstated candidates are Manjurul Haque of Janata Dal, Abdullah Adil Nannu of the Communist Party of Bangladesh, and independent candidates S.M. Khademul Islam Khudi and Azizur Rahman.

Their nomination papers had earlier been rejected by the Gaibandha returning officer due to alleged inconsistencies during the scrutiny process. Following their appeals, the Election Commission declared their nominations valid, bringing the total number of candidates in the constituency to ten. The approval list was signed by Arifur Rahman, Senior Assistant Secretary of the EC Secretariat’s Law-2 branch.

According to the election schedule, the last date for withdrawal of candidacy is January 20, symbol allocation will take place on January 21, and voting is scheduled for February 12, 2026, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. across 145 polling centers with 506,185 registered voters.