Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Nomination papers were collected on Thursday on behalf of Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman to contest the national election from the Dhaka-15 constituency.

"The nomination paper was collected for Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami today," said Md Yunus Ali, the returning officer for Dhaka-13 and Dhaka-15 constituencies on Thursday afternoon.

As of Thursday, nomination papers for eight aspirants, including BNP nominated Md Shafiqul Islam Khan, have been picked to contest the election from the Dhaka-15 constituency, he told UNB.

On behalf of the Jamaat Ameer, a resident of Dhaka-15 constituency Mohammad Shah Alam collected the nomination paper from the office of the returning officer at the Electoral Training Institute in the city...