HC clears BNP’s Dulu and Tuku for polls

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Published : 14:05, Dec 10, 2018 | Updated : 14:07, Dec 10, 2018

BNP leaders Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Ruhul Quddus Talukder DuluThe High Court (HC) has directed the Election Commission (EC) to accept the nomination papers of BNP leaders Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu.
The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil gave the orders, as well as stayed the previous rejection order of the returning officers on Monday (Dec 10).
The order has cleared the way for these two BNP leaders to take part in the national elections slated for Dec 30.
On Dec 2, the returning officers rejected the nomination papers of Tuku and Dulu as they were convicted and sentenced in separate criminal cases.
Later during the appeal at the EC, the returning officers' decision was upheld.
Dulu and Tuku filed writ petitions challenging the EC order arguing that that the HC has stayed their convictions and sentences handed by the lower court in the cases against them.

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