Kamal Jaman Mollah's nomination in Madaripur-1 halted

MADARIPUR, Nov 5 (UNB): BNP on Tuesday suspended the nomination of Kamal Jaman Mollah for the Madaripur-1 constituency.

The announcement came in a press release signed by the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

The release said Kamal Jaman Molla's name was announced during a press conference as the BNP candidate for Madaripur-1 (Shibchar Upazila), one of the 237 parliamentary seats.

"But due to unavoidable reasons, the nominee's name for the constituency has now been suspended," it added.

With this, BNP's list of announced candidates now stands at 236.

The decision seems to have been made in response to criticism, as Kamal Molla is reportedly closely linked to Awami League leaders.