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The Thakurgaon 1 parliamentary seat held by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who was elected from the constituency to the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, has been declared vacant after he assumed office as president. The information was announced in a notification signed by the Assistant Director (Public Relations) of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat. The notification said that the Thakurgaon 1 parliamentary seat became vacant under the Constitution after Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir assumed office...

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...