SC stays HC order suspending gazette declaring AL candidate winner of Jhenaidah-1 polls
Bangladesh Supreme Court. Photo: Collected
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed a High Court order that suspended the Election Commission's gazette declaring Awami League candidate Md Abdul Hai as the winner of Jhenaidah-1 seat in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad polls.
Justice M Enayetur Rahim, chamber judge of the Appellate Division, passed the order on Monday (5 February).
Abdul Hai now faces no obstacles from performing his duties as a Member of Parliament, said his lawyer Advocate Saeed Ahmed Raza.
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The High Court on Thursday (1 February) stayed the EC gazette after hearing on a petition filed by independent candidate Nazrul Islam Dulal.
Nazrul alleged that the returning officer rigged the vote count and declared the AL candidate as the winner.
