Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Five BNP candidates have been declared unofficial winners in Chattogram, as returning officers announced results for five of the district's 16 seats.

On Friday, Md Zia Uddin, returning officer and divisional commissioner for Chattogram-5, 8, 9 and 10 constituencies, declared the BNP nominees victorious in those seats.

Earlier in the morning, Belayet Hossain Chowdhury, returning officer for Chattogram-11 and regional election officer, announced the result for that constituency.

CHATTOGRAM-5

In Chattogram-5, comprising Wards 1 and 2 of Hathazari Upazila and parts of the City Corporation, BNP candidate Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin was declared the unofficial winner.

Out of 144 centres, including postal ballots, he secured ...