Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Ahead of the election, 27 candidates have pulled their nominations from Dhaka's 20 constituencies, reducing the number of final contenders in the district to 135.

Earlier, a total of 162 party-backed and independent candidates had been declared valid across the 20 seats in Dhaka district.

The withdrawals were made on Monday and Tuesday at the offices of the Dhaka divisional commissioner, deputy commissioner and regional election officer.

Tahzib Hasan Rhythm, information officer at the returning officer's office of the Dhaka divisional commissioner, told bdnews24.com that Ganosamhati Andolan nominee Bilkis Nasima Rahman withdrew her nomination from the Dhaka-18 constituency on Monday, while the remaining candidates sub...