Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- The nominations of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman and five others for Dhaka-15 seat were declared valid during the scrutiny of nomination papers for the national election.

"The nomination papers of six aspirants for Dhaka-15, including Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman and BNP's Shafiqul Islam Khan were declared valid, while that of three others were rejected," said Md Yunus Ali, the returning officer for Dhaka-13 and 15 constituencies on Saturday.

Four other valid contestants for Dhaka-15 are Shamsul Haque (nominated by Jatiya Party), AKM Shafiqul Islam (Gonoforum), Ashfakur Rahman (Bangladesh Jasod) and Khan Shoeb Aman Ullah (Janatar Dal).

The three aspirants whose nomination papers were decl...