AL cancels nominations of 2 UP polls candidates on vandalism charges

BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 15 (UNB): Awami League has cancelled the nomination of two UP election candidates on charges of making arson attacks on a Hindu community village in Nasirnagar upazila in Brahmanbaria.

The Awami League central committee informed Brahmanbaria district AL officially on Wednesday night that the nominations of Dewan Atiqur Rahman Akhi and Abul Hashem have been cancelled, said district AL general secretary Al Mamun Sarkar.

Earlier, the AL central committee nominated Atiqur for Haripur Union and Hashem for Nasirnagar Union to contest the elections as chairman candidates.