Tasnim Zara regains candidacy

Tasnim Jara, independent candidate for Dhaka-9 constituency, will be able to contest the upcoming elections as she has regained her candidacy.

During an appeal hearing on Saturday, the Election Commission said that her nomination is valid.

The commission announced the decision after the hearing in presence of Chief Election Commissioner.

On January 3, nomination papers of Tasnim Jara have been rejected by the returning officer following scrutiny.

She filed an appeal with the EC on January 5, challenging the cancellation of her nomination papers for the 13th National Election scheduled for February 12.

Jara, who is seeking to run from the Dhaka-9 constituency, resigned from the NCP in December amid debate over its possible alignment with a Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance. She subsequently submitted her nomination as an independent candidate.