Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Election in the Sherpur-3 (Sreebardi-Jhenaigati) constituency is set to be postponed following the death of Jamaat-e-Islami-nominated candidate and district Jamaat secretary Nuruzzaman Badal, 51.

Under election laws, voting in a constituency must be suspended if a valid candidate dies. The Election Commission is reviewing the matter and will issue a gazette notification after further legal assessment.

A fresh election schedule will be announced for the constituency as part of the legal procedure.

Nuruzzaman Badal died around 1:30 am on Wednesday (February 14). He had long been suffering from kidney-related complications.

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