Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Following protests and a road blockade, the BNP has suspended the nomination of Kamal Zaman Mollah for Madaripur-1.

The announcement came on Tuesday afternoon through a media statement signed by Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

The statement said, "Yesterday [Monday], at a media briefing, the names of party nominees for 237 parliamentary seats were announced, including Mollah for Madaripur-1 (Shibchar Upazila).

"Due to unavoidable reasons, the nomination for Madaripur-1 and the selected candidate's name have been suspended."

On Monday afternoon, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir unveiled the list of 237 candidates at a press briefing at Gulshan, confirming Molla's nomination.

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