Nomination rejections: EC hearing underway

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) has started the mammoth task of disposing of 543 appeals against returning officers’ nomination rejections.

According to the EC's plan, the full commission sit at the EC Secretariat at 10:00am to dispose of the first 160 appeals today. Tomorrow, it would decide on the next 233 and the fate of the remaining 150 would be decided on Saturday.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's hearing is expected to be on Saturday.


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