Chief justice constitutes HC bench to settle election petitions

Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury has constituted a High Court bench in order to dispose of the election petitions challenging irregularities.

Justice Md Zakir Hossain has been assigned to lead the bench and hold hearing and dispose of the election petitions and other relevant matters.

The chief justice issued a directive to this effect on February 17, saying that the HC bench will settle the election petitions filed under the Representation of the People Order, 1972, as amended by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Order, 2001, and other relevant matters.

On February 12, voting was held in 299 out of 300 constituencies in the 13th National Parliamentary Election.

On February 13, the Election Commission issued a gazette notification declaring 297 candidates elected to the parliament in the election, alongside the official results of the referendum held on the same day.