The High Court (HC) has stayed for four weeks the elections to Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) ward councillor posts and reserved seats in 18 new wards. A two-member High Court bench comprising Justice Tariq ul Hakim and Justice M Faruque passed the order on Thursday morning after hearing on a writ petition. On January 17, a voter named Mozammel Miah filed a writ petition seeking stay on the upcoming polls to the ward councillor posts of DSCC. The Election Commission was scheduled to arrange by-polls to the DNCC mayoral post, polls to the 36 councillor posts and 12 reserved seats in the 36 new wards – 18 of the DNCC and 18 of DSCC on February 26. Earlier on Wednesday, the High Court (HC) stayed for three months the by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post and elections to the councillor posts in 18 new wards of the city corporation.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 18, 2018 07:18 UTC