EC postpones Nangalkot Upazila polls

The Election Commission (EC) has postponed Nangalkot Upazila polls, scheduled to be held on May 8 (Wednesday).

The EC took the decision following a Supreme Court order that upheld a High Court order, declaring the nomination paper of a female vice-chairman candidate valid.

A notice signed by Election Commission Deputy Secretary (Election Management-2) Md Atiar Rahman was issued in this regard on Monday night.

As per the notice, Saleha Begum, a female vice-chairman candidate, filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking validation of her nomination paper for the post of female vice-chairman in the Nangalkot Upazila Parishad election. On 25 April, the HC Division ordered her enlistment in the list of valid candidates and the allocation of a symbol.  Later, the EC filed a writ petition, challenging the High Court order.