Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- The final list of 27 valid candidates for the elections to president and general secretary posts of BNP's student body, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), was announced on Monday.

JCD election steering committee found eight legal candidates out of 27 aspirants who submitted nomination papers to vie for its president post while that of 19 out of 89 for the general secretary post in the council slated for September 14 next, said a press release.

The legal candidates for the JCD president posts are Kazi Rawnaqul Islam Shaon, Mahmudul Hasan Bappi, Hafizur Rahman, Riyadh M Tanbvir Reza Ruble, M Ershad Khan, M Fazlur Rahman Khokon, SM Sajid Hasan Babu and ABM Mahmud Alam Sarder.

The 19 valid candidates for the BNP student body...