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Member of Parliament Hasnat Abdullah, elected from Cumilla-4 constituency, has said he will serve people of all religions equally during the next five years. Speaking Friday at the 21st reunion of Bangladesh Sebashram Jubo Songho in Debidwar, he said his responsibility is not only to Muslims but to everyone. He urged citizens to cooperate with him, saying he cannot succeed without their support. He said, while religious beliefs may differ, social, cultural, and economic harmony is common for all. No compromise on Nasiruddin Patwary issue: Hasnat He added that religion, caste, or ethnicity will not influence his work, and he will provide equal services to all citizens. The event concluded with a procession organized by the Sebashram Jubo Songho under the slogan "Satya Seba Dharma," which paraded through the town’s streets. Leaders from the Hindu community also joined the rally.  

National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser (South Region) Hasnat Abdullah has said there can be no compromise over the issue concerning Nasiruddin Patwary, who is contesting from DHaka-8 constituency. In a post on his verified Facebook account, he issued the warning, although he did not provide any details. It is thought that he is indicating his fellow NCP leader Nasiruddin won his own election in the Dhaka-8 constituency against BNP stalwart Mirza Abbas.   Hasnat, who also contested the Cumilla-4 seat, was elected to parliament through the election held on Thursday. Hasnat Abdullah, contesting under NCP's Shapla Koli symbol as part of an alliance with Jamaat e Islami, received 160,081 votes. His closest rival, Jasim Uddin, contesting with the Truck symbol, received 49,845 votes, in unofficial tallies from the Election Commission.

National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser (South Region) and Cumilla-4 candidate Hasnat Abdullah on Thursday said till now the voting is being held in a festive atmosphere. “Voting is being held in a festive atmosphere. It remains to be seen how the situation progresses as the day advances,” he said while casting his vote at Gopalnagar High School polling centre in Cumilla-4 (Debidwar) constituency around 8:30am. He also said that the new voters were turning up enthusiastically to take part in the election. Voting began at 7:30am on Thursday at more than 42,000 polling centres across the country in 299 constituencies. The 13th national election is being held with around 13 crore registered voters, whose decision will determine the formation of Bangladesh’s next government.

The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday (January 17, 2026) cancelled the candidacy of BNP’s Monzurul Ahsan Munshi and upheld that of National Citizen Party (NCP) candidate Abul Hasnat, popularly known as Hasnat Abdullah, in Cumilla-4. The decision came after the EC, led by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, heard appeal petitions filed by both candidates against each other. The orders were issued in the afternoon. The EC accepted the appeal filed by Hasnat canceling the candidature of Monzurul Ahsan, but turned down the appeal filed by Monzurul Ahsan, declaring the candidacy of Hasnat valid in the upcoming national election scheduled for February-12. Free, fearless media vital to Bangladesh democracy: Journalists Munshi, in his petition, alleged that Hasnat did not mention the sources of his income rightly in the affidavit submitted with the nomination paper. Hasnat in his appeal alleged that Munshi is a loan defaulter and concealed the information in the nomination paper. The EC that acts the electoral appeal tribunal started hearing of the appeal on Saturday last (January 10) and will dispose of a total of 645 petitions by Sunday (January 18). The EC on Saturday last (January 10) started hearing of the appeal petitions filed by aggrieved persons and organisations against the decisions of the returning officers over the acceptance and cancellations of nomination papers during the scrutiny. According to the EC, a total of 2,568 aspirants submitted nomination papers to contest the upcoming national election from the country’s 300 constituencies by the December 29 deadline. Read more: NCP accuses EC officials of bias ahead of election After scrutiny, returning officers declared 1,842 nomination papers valid and rejected 723 others.