The Election Commission today (December 15) cancelled the candidature of Metropolitan Awami League (AL) general secretary Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, independent candidate of Barishal-5 constituency.

The Election Commission delivered the verdict after reviewing his appeal on Friday morning.

Earlier, the incumbent member of parliament from the constituency and state minister for water resources, Zahid Faruk Shamim, filed an appeal alleging that the former Barishal Mayor Sadiq had concealed information regarding his dual citizenship and his wife's assets.

Sadiq, the eldest son of Abul Hasanat Abdullah, president of the Barishal district AL and candidate for the Barishal-1 constituency, was elected as the city mayor in 2018. 

BDST: 1235 HRS, DEC 15, 2023
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