Writ petitions seeking stay on DNCC polls: Order today

Staff Correspondent: The High Court will deliver its order today (Wednesday) on the two writ petitions seeking stay on the process for holding election to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).

The HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafar Ahmed will pass the order.

Jahangir Alom, chairman of Berait union parishad, and Ataur Rahman, chairman of Bhatara union parishad, filed the two 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.

Jahangir Alom in his petition said that the EC is yet to provide him the CD containing the voter list, although the commission has fixed January 18 for submitting the nomination papers.

If he does not get the CD, he cannot submit the nomination paper and contest the election, he said.

On the other hand, Ataur Rahman filed petition on a separate legal ground.



risingbd/Dhaka/Jan 17, 2018/Mehadi/Mukul