The Election Commission has cancelled the nomination of BNP-endorsed candidate Manjurul Ahsan Munshi for the Cumilla-4 (Debidwar) constituency in the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election. The decision was announced on Saturday, January 17, at 4 p.m. following a hearing held at the commission’s auditorium in the basement of its Agargaon headquarters in Dhaka.

According to commission sources, both BNP candidate Manjurul Ahsan Munshi and NCP candidate Hasnat Abdullah had filed appeals challenging each other’s nomination validity. After reviewing the appeals, the Election Commission declared Munshi’s nomination invalid while upholding the validity of Hasnat Abdullah’s candidacy. Abdullah is contesting from the same seat under a 10-party electoral alliance.

The ruling clarifies the candidate lineup for Cumilla-4, where the NCP’s Hasnat Abdullah will now represent the alliance in the upcoming national election.