Unprepared, it could not even assign a lawyer to represent it at the hearing on a writ petition seeking a halt to the election. On Monday, Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam spoke about the issue and it was clear from her comments that the EC was caught off guard by the court petition. Awami League candidate Jahangir Alam said he would also move the top court against the High Court order. The election commissioner also said they did not know about the writ petition before the hearing was held. Kabita said they stopped work on Gazipur city polls following the High Court’s orders.

Source: bd News24 May 07, 2018 16:30 UTC