The Election Commission (EC) has declared the nomination of independent candidate Syed A.K. Ekramuzzaman for the Brahmanbaria-1 (Nasirnagar) constituency invalid. The decision was made during a hearing held on Saturday at the EC headquarters in Agargaon. Ekramuzzaman, formerly an adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Managing Director of RAK Ceramics, had submitted his candidacy as an independent.

Ekramuzzaman was expelled from the BNP after defying party decisions to contest the 12th National Parliamentary Election independently. He had previously contested the 9th and 11th parliamentary elections as a BNP candidate but was defeated. In the 12th election held on January 7, 2024, he won the seat as an independent candidate with 89,424 votes under the ‘Banana Stem’ symbol.

Later in 2024, Ekramuzzaman joined the Awami League and was appointed as an adviser to the Brahmanbaria District Awami League committee. The constituency has historically been dominated by the Awami League, with BNP never winning there. This time, BNP’s Nasirnagar Upazila President Abdul Hannan is contesting the seat.