, Jan. 10 -- The Election Commission on Saturday declared the candidature of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam's aspirant for Cox's Bazar-2 AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad valid after hearing his appeal petition.

Earlier, the returning officer concerned declared his nomination paper invalid during the scrutiny.

The Election Commission, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, on Saturday started the hearing and disposal of the appeal petitions filed by the aggrieved aspirants, challenging the decisions of the returning officers over the cancellation and acceptance of nomination papers.

During the first day of the nine-day hearing, the Commission heard the petition filed by Hamidur Rahman Azad and declared him as a valid candidate in the...