The hearing of appeals regarding the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the 13th National Parliament elections has entered its sixth day at the Election Commission.The hearing began today, Thursday, at 10:00 a.m. in the auditorium of the Election Commission building in Agargaon, Dhaka. According to the commission’s schedule, appeals numbered 381 to 480 will be heard today. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A. M. M. Nasir Uddin is presiding over the full commission, which will take a one-hour break at noon and continue the session until 5:00 p.m.On the fifth day of hearings, Wednesday, out of 100 appeals, 73 were approved, 17 rejected, and 10 left pending. Senior Secretary of the EC Secretariat, Akhtar Ahmed, stated that a total of 380 appeals were heard over the first five days (Saturday to Wednesday). Of these, 277 were approved, 81 rejected or canceled, and 23 remained pending for various reasons.According to the commission’s schedule, tomorrow, January 16, appeals numbered 481 to 510, along with pending cases, will be heard from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. On January 17, appeals 511 to 610 will be heard, and on January 18, the final day, appeals 611 to 645 along with the remaining pending cases will be concluded.A total of 645 appeals have been filed with the commission challenging the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers in this election. The commission reported that on January 4, the last day of scrutiny, returning officers or assistant returning officers in 300 constituencies examined 2,568 nomination papers, approving 1,842 and rejecting 723. Candidates and their legal representatives are participating in the hearings to challenge the decisions on their nomination papers. The commission has assured that all appeals will be carefully reviewed and decisions will be made impartially.

A young man named Gazi Tahmid Khan (25) was killed in a clash between BNP leaders and activists in Mirsarai, Chittagong.He died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital around 12 midnight on Wednesday (December 10).The deceased Tahmid is the son of Mohammad Alamgir of Ward No. 3 East Hinguli area of ​​Baroiarhat Municipality. He was associated with the anti-discrimination movement. Later, he became a member of the North District of United People's (UP) Bangladesh. He finally joined the Chhatra Dal. Tahmid was also the joint convener of Mirsarai Upazila for Safe Roads.Locals said that on Wednesday afternoon, Hinguli Union Volunteer Dal leader Zubair was sitting with his feet up in a shop in Baroiarhat Municipality Market. At that time, when he saw Nazrul Islam Liton, former joint convener of Baroiarhat Municipality BNP, he kicked Zubair when he did not put his feet down. As a result, they left at some point during the argument between the two groups. Later, clashes broke out between people from Jamalpur and Hinguli, the respective areas of Liton and Zubair. In this, 8 to 10 people including Tahmid, Raihan, Mohan De, Abir and Mozammel were injured. They were later sent to various hospitals.Sub-Inspector (SI) of the District Police working at Chamek Hospital, Alauddin Talukder said that Tahmid was initially given primary treatment in Zorarganj while he was seriously injured. Later, when he was taken to Chamek Hospital at night, the doctor admitted him to Neurosurgery Ward No. 28. He died while undergoing treatment at around 1 am on Wednesday.The father of the deceased Tahmid, Md. Alamgir, said, "My only son was killed like this. My son did not do anything wrong. If he had done anything wrong, I would have tried him. What will I live with now? I want justice for the murder of my son."Bariyarhat Municipality Chhatra Dal General Secretary Mohan Dey said that on Wednesday afternoon, some of them went to a traffic intersection to resolve the dispute between Liton and Zubair. At one point during the conversation, Liton's people attacked them. Several people were injured in the clash. Tahmid was severely injured because he was from their area. He later died at Chittagong Medical College (CMC) Hospital around 12 midnight while undergoing treatment.Former joint convener of Bariyarhat Municipality BNP Nazrul Islam Liton denied his involvement in the clash and said that there was a minor quarrel before the incident. However, I do not know what happened after. Such an incident could have happened due to internal enmity.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Zorarganj Police Station Kazi Nazmul Haque said that a person named Tahmid was killed in a clash between two factions of the same BNP group due to a junior-senior dispute. His body is currently at CMC Hospital. The body will be taken home after the autopsy. No case has been filed with the police station yet.