AL’s Shamim Haque didn’t get back candidacy even at HC

The High Court (HC) has upheld the Election Commission’s decision scrapping the nomination of Awami League candidate from Faridpur-3 Shamim Haque due to his dual citizenship.

The HC bench of Justice Md Iqbal Kabir Lytton and Justice SM Maniruzzaman passed the order on Monday (December 18), rejecting a writ petition filed by Shamim challenging the EC’s decision.

During the hearing in the court, lawyers M Yusuf Hossain Humayun, Mohammad Sayed Ahmed Raza and Shah Monjurul Hoque stood for Shamim while lawyers Tanjib-ul-Alam and Mustafizur Rahman Khan argued for Independent Candidate AK Azad, who challenged the candidacy of Shamim with the EC over his dual citizenship before the HC.

Earlier, Shamim filed the nomination paper for contesting the upcoming 12th parliamentary elections on the Awami League ticket from Faridpur-3.

On December 15, the EC cancelled the candidacy of Awami League candidate from Faridpur-3 Shamim Haque, alleging that he is the citizen of Netherlands alongside Bangladesh.