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After his writ petition was dismissed by the High Court, Supreme Court lawyer Yunus Ali Akand has now filed an application with the Appellate Division seeking a suspension of the schedule for the presidential election. However, the lawyer said the case could not be heard on Wednesday. Earlier, the High Court on Tuesday summarily dismissed a writ petition filed by the lawyer challenging the validity of Article 70 of the Constitution, which concerns the vacation of a parliamentary seat for v...

The High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the validity of Article 70 of the Constitution and the schedule for the presidential election. The article concerns the vacation of a parliamentary seat for voting against the party in Parliament. The bench led by Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury passed the order Tuesday afternoon. The court said there was no substance in the writ petition. It also said that it would be better for Parliament to decide on the validity of Article 70 of...

The status of the parliamentary seat of Jamaat leader and Satkhira 4 lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam has become the subject of nationwide debate following the circulation of an objectionable video involving him. Several videos that went viral after midnight Tuesday have been widely shared over the past two days. In response, Jamaat expelled him from the party on Wednesday. The question now is what will happen to Gazi Nazrul’s seat in Parliament. What Does the Constitution Say? Whenever a law...