Appellate Division moved to defer Dhaka City polls

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Bangla Tribune Report
Published : 14:16, Jan 16, 2020 | Updated : 15:59, Jan 16, 2020

A general view of the Supreme Court building of Bangladesh. File Photo/Sazzad HossainAn appeal has been filed with the Supreme Court on Thursday (Jan 16) challenging a High Court order that turned down a plea to defer elections to the Dhaka city corporations slated for January 30.

Supreme Court (SC) lawyer Advocate Ashoke Kumar Ghosh filed the petition with the Appellate Division.

On December 22 last, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda announced the election schedule for the polls to DNCC and DSCC, fixing January 30 as the voting date.

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