Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Md Shafiqur Rahman's nomination papers for Dhaka-15 constituency have been declared valid by election officials.

BNP's Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton has also been cleared, while CPB's Sajedul Huq Rubel's nomination has been rejected.

The decisions were announced Saturday by Returning Officer Md Yunus Ali during the scrutiny of nomination papers in Dhaka-15.

Out of nine candidates in the constituency, five have been cleared, three rejected, and one nomination kept pending.

"As all documents were in order and no complaints were found, the nomination papers of Jamaat's Md Shafiqur Rahman, BNP's Md Shafiqul Islam Khan, Md Ashfaqur Rahman of Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD), Janatar ...