The Election Commission (EC) has decided to postpone the election in the Naogaon-2 constituency due to the death of independent candidate Aminul Haque.
Election Commission Additional Secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath said the election is being postponed as per Section 17 of the Representation of the People Order, 1972.
According to the Representation of the People Order, 1972, the polls will be cancelled if a valid candidate dies before the election.
Ashok Kumar Debnath said that the new election date will be announced later. The remaining legitimate aspirants will still be candidates at that time.
Hence, the national polls will be held in 299 constituencies on January 7.
Freedom fighter Aminul Haque, an independent candidate in Naogaon-2, passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka at the age of 75.
Aminul, former mayor of Nazipur municipality, was admitted to hospital on December 27 after he fell ill and breathed his last there early on Friday, hours after being allocated an electoral symbol for the 12th parliamentary election.
He is survived by his wife and a son.
His candidacy for the upcoming election was initially rejected by the local returning officer, but he got it back after filing an appeal with the High Court.