DHAKA, Dec 12, 2018 (BSS) – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
(SC) today upheld an order passed by its Chamber Judge Court, staying a High
Court order that paved way for accepting nomination papers of BNP leaders
Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu.
The Appellate Division full bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud
Hossain passed the order today, barring the two BNP leaders, convicted in
different criminal cases, from contesting the upcoming general polls.
Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division, Justice Hasan Foez Siddique
stayed the High Court order yesterday and sent the matter to Appellate
Division full bench for further hearing.
Returning officers concerned have recently declared the nomination papers
of Tuku and Dulu illegal as they were convicted and sentenced to different
terms in criminal cases. They later appealed with the EC but failed to win
their cases there as well.
Later, they appealed with the High Court, and the court on December 10
asked the EC to accept their nomination papers. The EC subsequently filed an
appeal against the decision.