Lawyers for the two BNP leaders say that the High Court has also ordered the EC to accept their nominations as valid. The Anti-Corruption Commission challenged the High Court ruling with the Appellate Division, which resulted in the case being sent to the High Court for a re-trial. “When we went to the High Court in 2009, the High Court suspended the conviction and sentence under section 426 of the Penal Code. That is why we have won today.”The High Court decision clears the way for Tuku to compete in the election, he said. The High Court suspended the verdict.”The same High Court bench dismissed the petition of BNP leader Wadud Bhuiyan, blocking him from competing in the parliamentary polls.

Source: bd News24 December 10, 2018 08:34 UTC