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constituency must be cancelled.

Asked about the next steps, EC Masud said a fresh election schedule would be announced later.

“The EC has not yet decided when the election will be held. However, I think it might take place after February 12,” he said.

Nuruzzaman Badal, the Jamaat-e-Islami nominee for the Sherpur-3 (Sreebordi–Jhenaigati) constituency, passed away early yesterday.

The 51-year-old candidate died around 3:00am while being taken to a hospital in Mymensingh. He had been suffering from kidney problem for a long time.

In Sherpur-3 constituency, others contesting candidates are -- BNP nominee Md Mahmudul Haque Rubel, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal- Basod (Marxist) nominee Md Mizanur Rahman, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) nominee Abu Taleb Md Saifuddin, and independent candidate Md Aminul Islam.

Meanwhile, EC Masud said the election in Sherpur-3 cannot be held on February 12 following the death of a candidate, as the law requires at least 15 days after announcing a new schedule.