Returning Officer Humayun Kabir said on Thursday that the nomination papers of four independent mayoral candidates for the Barisal Municipal Corporation (BCC) elections have been declared invalid after verification.
He said although the nomination papers of four candidates were rejected, the nominations of six mayoral candidates, including those of the ruling Awami League, Jatiya Party, Islami Andolan Bangladesh and Jakar Party, were declared valid, reported news agency UNB. .