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BNP candidate for Cumilla-10 Abdul Gofur Bhuiyan on Sunday lost his candidacy following the hearing of an appeal petition by the Election Commission.
The EC rejected the nomination of the BNP candidate for Cumilla-10 on grounds of dual citizenship, accepting an appeal petition filed by Sanskrit Muktijote candidate Kazi Nurse Alam Siddique in the same constituency, UNB reports.
The Commission, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, heard the petition and passed the order in the afternoon, declaring that Gofur Bhuiyan’s nomination was cancelled.
The petitioner alleged that Gofur Bhuiyan is a US citizen and he holds an American passport.
However, Gofur Bhuiyan or anyone on his behalf was not present during the hearing
Earlier, the returning officer accepted his nomination, declaring him a valid candidate in the upcoming national election scheduled for February 12 next.
The EC as the Electoral Appeal Tribunal on January 10 started hearing and disposing of the appeal petitions filed by aggrieved persons against the decisions of the returning officers over the acceptance and the cancellation of nomination papers.
The Commission will settle all the 645 appeals by today (Sunday).