Sylhet Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Md. Sarwar Alam has declared that no one can buy him even with ten thousand crore taka and vowed to resign if anyone can prove he accepted a bribe. He made the statement on Wednesday evening during a press briefing at the district administration auditorium.

Sarwar Alam rejected allegations of discrimination against NCP candidate Ehteshamul Haque in the Sylhet-1 constituency, clarifying that the candidate’s nomination was canceled according to legal provisions, not personal bias. He said all candidates are equal before the law and that he acts based on conscience and legal duty. The returning officer explained that dual citizens were given until 2 p.m. the day after scrutiny to submit citizenship renunciation documents. Two candidates submitted valid documents and were conditionally accepted, but Ehteshamul Haque failed to provide any.

Sarwar dismissed claims of financial dealings as baseless and urged against spreading fake news on social media that could mislead voters or harm the election process.