Jamaat dismisses rumour that Azhar its new candidate for Dhaka-5

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has dismissed widespread social media remours that popular Islamic scholar Dr Mizanur Rahman Azhari has been nominated as the party's candidate for Dhaka-5 (Jatrabari-Demra) in the upcoming national election, reports UNB.
Rumours began circulating on Wednesday afternoon through various Facebook posts and informal online platforms, suggesting that Azhari had replaced Jamaat's previously declared candidate, Mohammad Kamal Hossain. The posts quickly gained traction, with many users rushing to congratulate the preacher.
However, Jamaat clarified that no such decision had been made.
In a statement posted on the Jamaat Dhaka City South's official Facebook page, the party said none of its previously nominated candidates in the region had been changed.
The post reaffirmed the existing candidates -- Syed Zainul Abedin for Dhaka-4, Mohammad Kamal Hossain for Dhaka-5, Dr Md Abdul Mannan for Dhaka-6, Hafiz Enayetullah for Dhaka-7, Dr Md Helal Uddin for Dhaka-8, Kabir Ahmed for Dhaka-9 and Md Jasim Uddin Sarkar for Dhaka-10.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday evening, Ehsan Mahbub Zubair, Jamaat's Assistant Secretary General and head of its media wing, termed the claim about Azhari's nomination 'a rumour,' adding that there is 'no possibility' of such a move.