DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) Wednesday cancelled the nomination paper of BNP leaders Abdul Awal Mintoo and Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu for upcoming Dhaka City Corporations polls.
Returning officers cancelled Pintu’s nomination as he was convicted in much-talked BDR carnage case.
On November 5, 2013, Pintu was awarded life-term imprisonment for their involvement in the BDR carnage in 2009.
Besides, Nomination of Mintoo as mayor candidate of Dhaka North was cancelled in the scrutiny as he was not voter of the area.
From the morning, EC started scrutinizing the nomination papers of the candidates of upcoming city corporation elections.
BDST: 1210 HRS, APR 01, 2015
