, Jan. 15 -- The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday restored the candidacies of 60 more previously rejected aspirants after hearing their appeals, while rejecting the appeals filed by 29 others in the February-12 national election.

The full Election Commission, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, also dismissed five appeals filed against five valid candidates, upholding the validity of their nominations for the 13th parliamentary election.

Besides, the EC, functioning as the Electoral Appeal Tribunal, kept 10 appeal petitions pending for further hearing and disposal.

The Commission began hearing and disposing of appeal petitions last Saturday, filed by aggrieved candidates and organisations challenging the accepta...