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DNCC by-polls stayed for 3 months

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Published: 06:02, 17 January 2018   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
DNCC by-polls stayed for 3 months

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has issued a three-month stay order on the process for holding by-election for the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) scheduled for February 26.

The court also issued a rule seeking explanation why the by-election process should not be declared illegal.

The HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the order on Wednesday.

As a result, elections to 18 new wards and six women-reserved wards alongside the DNCC mayoral post will not be held.

Jahangir Alom, chairman of Berait union parishad, and Ataur Rahman, chairman of Bhatara union parishad, filed two writ petitions challenging the legality of the schedule fixed by the Election Commission (EC) for holding the polls to the DNCC mayor post, 18 new wards and six women-reserved wards.

Later, the court fixed today (Wednesday) for passing orders on the petitions after holding hearing yesterday.

Earlier on January 9, the Commission declared the election schedule for holding the polls to the DNCC mayoral post, 18 new wards and six women-reserved wards.


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