Around noon yesterday, Salma Islam was wiping away tears while her husband and campaign manager Nurul Islam Babul announced they were boycotting the election.

Salman F Rahman, adviser to AL president, now has a contender from BNP at Dhaka-1 constituency as Khondokar Abu Ashfaque got back his candidacy after appeal.

Jatiya Party Presidium Member Salma Islam submitted her nomination paper as independent candidate yesterday for contesting from Dhaka-1 in the 11th parliamentary polls.