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The Election Commission (EC) cancelled the nomination paper of Ashraful Hossain Alam (Hero Alam) for the Dhaka-17 by-elections.
Hero Alam’s nomination paper was cancelled after the scrutinisation on Sunday (June 18).
Returning Officer Md Muneer Hossain Khan said 15 people had submitted nomination papers, of which seven survived scrutiny.
On June 5, Hero Alam announced that he would contest the by-election to the Dhaka-17 constituency, which fell vacant after the death of actor Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque.
He bought the nomination paper from the EC that day.
The Dhaka-17 by-polls will be held on July 17.
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