HC orders seizure of ballot papers, result sheets of Mymensingh-6 polls
The seat was won by Kamrul Hasan Milon of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
The High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh has directed the Election Commission of Bangladesh to take into custody the ballot papers and result sheets of the Mymensingh-6 constituency.
The order was issued today (16 March) after the court accepted for hearing a petition filed by defeated BNP candidate Md Akhtarul Alam challenging the election result.
A single bench of Justice Mohammad Ali also issued notices to the respondents in the case.
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Advocates Laxman Biswas and Md Shamim Darji represented the petitioner during the hearing.
The seat was won by Kamrul Hasan Milon of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Under Section 49 of the Representation of the People Order, 1972, an election tribunal is formed in the High Court to hear petitions over alleged electoral irregularities.
