The Election Commission has canceled the nominations of four candidates and validated eight others in Chattogram-11 (Bandar–Patenga) constituency following the scrutiny of nomination papers for the 13th National Parliamentary Election. The decision was announced on Thursday, January 1, by Chattogram Regional Election Officer and Returning Officer Mohammad Belayet Hossain Chowdhury after completing the verification process. According to the election office, the four canceled candidates are independent Mohammad Jahangir Bhuiyan, Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s Md. Nur Uddin, Gono Odhikar Parishad’s Muhammad Nezam Uddin, and BNP’s rebel candidate A.K.M. Abu Taher. Their nominations were rejected for reasons including incorrect voter support lists, incomplete party forms, unpaid city corporation dues, and loan default. Eight candidates from various political parties, including BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Jatiya Party, and others, were declared valid. The election office stated that a total of 12 candidates had submitted nomination papers for Chattogram-11, while 23 had collected forms earlier. After verification, four nominations were canceled and eight were approved for the upcoming election.