Order on Ishraque’s mayoral post today, security beefed up around court premises

The High Court is set to pass today its order on the writ petition seeking suspension of the Election Commission’s gazette notification that declared BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as the Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).

An HC bench of Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury will pass an order on the writ petition on Thursday (May 22).

Following the order on the writ petition, security has been strengthened around the Supreme Court area. Army and police have been deployed at the Mazar gate and the Bar Council gate.

Earlier on May 14, a writ petition was filed by Md Mamunur Rashid, a resident of DSCC area, with the High Court seeking its directive to prevent BNP leader Ishraque Hossain from taking oath as the mayor of DSCC.

The writ also sought action against the Judge of Dhaka First Joint District Judge and Election Tribunal for giving a fraudulent judgment by declaring Ishraque as mayor.

Earlier on March 27, Judge of Dhaka First Joint District Judge and Election Tribunal Md Nurul Islam cancelled the results of the 2020 DSCC election and announced BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as its mayor.

Later on April 27, the EC issued a gazette notification declaring him as mayor.

On April 28, two Dhaka residents, including writ petitioner Mamunur Rashid, sent legal notices to the authorities concerned to appeal or review the verdict and decree given by the Election Tribunal declaring Ishraque as mayor.

The notice also asked to refrain from publishing gazettes in the name of Ishraque and administering oaths to him.

Supporters of Ishraque Hossain continued their sit-in for the eighth consecutive day on Thursday, demanding his swearing-in as the mayor of DSCC.