HC order on conviction of Sabira Sultana stayed

Staff Correspondent: The Chamber Judge Court has stayed a High Court (HC) order that said a convicted person could take part in polls if his/her conviction and fine were stayed by the HC.

Chamber Justice of the Appellate Division Hasan Faez Siddiqui passed the order on Saturday.

Earlier, in an order, the High Court bench of Justice Md Rais Uddin stayed the conviction and sentence of Sabira Sultana, former chairman of Jhikargachha upazila in Jashore, clearing the way for her to contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary election.

The bench of Justice Md Rais Uddin passed the order after hearing a petition filed by Sabira Sultana, a BNP aspirant for the Jashore-2 constituency, seeking stay on her conviction and six years’ jail sentence in a corruption case.


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