Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The Supreme Court has rejected appeals by two Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidates seeking to contest upcoming parliamentary elections, while allowing another BNP nominee to remain in the race pending a final legal decision.

The rulings were delivered on Sunday by a five-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury.

In the Cumilla-10 constituency, the Appellate Division granted leave to appeal against a High Court order that had restored the candidacy of BNP nominee Mobasher Alam Bhuiyan. Lawyers said the decision means Mobasher can contest the election, although the validity of any result in his favour will depend on the outcome of the appeal.

The appeal was filed by Hasan ...