Mosahid Ahmed, Moulvibazar correspondent, Broadcasting News Corporation: During the verification process for the 13th national parliamentary elections, out of 31 candidates for 4 constituencies in Moulvibazar, nomination papers of 5 candidates were canceled. The verification took place on Saturday (January 3, 2026) at the office of Moulvibazar District Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Md. Touhiduzzaman Pavel. A total of 31 candidates and their supporters from 4 constituencies were present at the verification.

Moulvibazar-1 (Barlekha-Juri): In this constituency, the candidacy of 7 candidates was declared valid. The valid candidates are Nasir Uddin Ahmed (BNP), Mohammad Aminul Islam (Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami), Lokman Ahmed (Khelafat Majlis), Belal Ahmed (Independent), Saiful Islam (Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis), Ahmad Riaz (Jatiya Party), and Md. Shariful Islam (Gonofront). The total number of voters in this constituency is 337,816.
Moulvibazar-2 (Kulaura): Among the 8 candidates in this constituency, the candidacies of 7 were declared valid. The valid candidates are: Md. Shawkatul Islam Shaku (BNP), Nawab Ali Abbas Khan (Independent), Md. Syed Ali (Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami), Md. Fazlul Khan (Independent), Sadia Noshin Tasnim Chowdhury (Bangladesh Socialist Party (Marxist)), Md. Abdul Malik (National Party), Abdul Quddus Islami Andolan Bangladesh (Charmonai Pir). Due to being defective, the nomination of M. Zimuur Rahman Chowdhury (Independent) was canceled. The total number of voters in this constituency is 330,020.

Moulvibazar-3 (Moulvibazar Sadar-Rajnagar): Among the 7 candidates in this constituency, the candidacies of 5 were declared valid. The valid candidates are: M. Naser Rahman (Bangladesh Nationalist Party – BNP), Md. Abdul Mannan (Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami), Mohammad Lutfur Rahman Kamali (Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis), Jahar Lal Dutta (Bangladesh Communist Party), Ahmad Bilal (Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis). Due to being defective, the nominations of Regina Naser (Independent) and Md. Ilias Hossain (Islami Front Bangladesh) were canceled.
There are a total of 486,212 voters in this constituency. Moulvibazar-4 (Sreemangal-Kamlganj): Out of 9 candidates, 7 candidates’ nominations were declared valid. The valid candidates are: Md. Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Md. Mohsin Mia (Independent), Sheikh Nure Alam Hamidi (Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis), Mohammad Abdul Rob (Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami), Mohammad Zarif Hossain (National Party), Md. Abul Hossain (BASAD), and Pritam Das (National Citizens Party, NCP). According to the district election office, a total of 31 candidates submitted nomination papers separately from the district’s 4 constituencies. The total number of voters in Moulvibazar district is 1,614,936. Among them, male voters are 824,454, female voters are 790,474, and there are 8 third-gender voters.