The nomination papers of Salim Pradhan, who were discussed in the casino scandal, are cancelled

The four candidates whose nomination papers have been validated for the post of chairman are Upazila Awami League Vice President Golam Mortuza, son of Narayanganj-1 (Rupganj) Awami League Member of Parliament Birpratik Golam Dastgir Gazi, Upazila Awami League member Habibur Rahman, former president of Rupganj Upazila Chhatra League Tabibul Quader Tamal and Awami League. Supporter Abu Hossain Bhuiyan (Ranu).

On September 30, 2019, during the anti-casino operation, RAB took Salim Pradhan off the plane bound for Thailand at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and arrested him. Then his home and office were raided and foreign currency and a large amount of foreign liquor were seized. At that time, law enforcement agencies said that Salim Pradhan is the main owner of online casinos or online gambling in Bangladesh. He smuggled a lot of money abroad.

At that time, sources related to the investigation said that Salim Pradhan launched the first online casino in Bangladesh. He launched an online video game platform called P24 and T21 Online in Gulshan and Banani. Later, on December 18, 2018, they converted them into online casinos. The main center of that online casino was in the Philippines. In addition to the ACC case against Salim Pradhan, Gulshan police station of Dhaka filed three cases under Narcotics Control Act, Money Laundering Prevention Act and Foreign Exchange Control Act. He is on bail in these pending cases.