{"id":7451,"date":"2026-11-10T10:14:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T10:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedhakajournal.com\/?p=7451"},"modified":"2026-11-10T10:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T10:14:54","slug":"call-for-invalidating-amir-hamzas-candidacy-over-alleged-discrepancies-in-election-affidavit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedhakajournal.com\/?p=7451","title":{"rendered":"Call for Invalidating Amir Hamza\u2019s Candidacy Over Alleged Discrepancies in Election Affidavit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former leader of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) at Islamic University in Kushtia has submitted an application to the Chief Election Commissioner, seeking the cancellation of the candidacy of Mufti Amir Hamza, a Jamaat-e-Islami-elected Member of Parliament from the Kushtia-3 (Sadar) constituency, and the annulment of the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application alleges significant inconsistencies, concealment of information and preliminary indications of false or inaccurate disclosures in Amir Hamza\u2019s election affidavit and financial statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application was submitted last Monday at the Election Commission Secretariat\u2019s Election Building in Agargaon, Dhaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It raises questions about several aspects of Amir Hamza\u2019s financial disclosures, including bank account balances, income from religious gatherings (Waz Mahfils) and Ad-Din Hospital, cash holdings, agricultural and residential properties, his wife\u2019s assets, vehicles, rental income, household expenses and election expenditure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The applicant, Md. Sirajul Islam, is the son of the late Ali Hossain of Paschim Abdulpur in Kushtia Sadar upazila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the application, Sirajul Islam was a student in the Department of Islamic History and Culture at Islamic University, Kushtia, during the 2005\u201306 academic session, where he completed both his honours and master&#8217;s degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also served as the joint general secretary of Islamic University Chhatra Dal during the 2009\u201310 term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his application, Sirajul Islam urged the Chief Election Commissioner to investigate the alleged discrepancies in Amir Hamza\u2019s election affidavit and financial disclosures, declare his candidacy invalid and annul the election in the Kushtia-3 constituency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former leader of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) at Islamic University in Kushtia has submitted an application to the Chief Election Commissioner, seeking the cancellation of the candidacy of Mufti Amir Hamza, a Jamaat-e-Islami-elected Member of Parliament from the Kushtia-3 (Sadar) constituency, and the annulment of the election. 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