HC to hear Latif's defence about his JS membership tomorrow

The High Court has fixed tomorrow for passing an order on a writ petition challenging the Election Commission's decision to hear the dispute over ex-minister Abdul Latif Siddique's membership to parliament.

Latif filed the petition with the HC on August 16 challenging the EC's August 9 notice which fixed August 23 for hearing the dispute.

Siddique was sacked as the posts and telecommunication minister on October 12 last year for his "derogatory" comments on hajj, Tablighi Jamaat, and prime minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy at a New York programme on September 28. On October 24, the ruling Awami League cancelled his party membership.