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Sarwar Alamgir's candidacy upheld, no more obstacles to taking oath as MP

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Sarwar Alamgir's candidacy upheld, no more obstacles to taking oath as MP
The Appellate Division has upheld the candidacy of BNP candidate Sarwar Alamgir, who won the Chattogram-2 constituency in the thirteenth national parliamentary election. As a result, concerned lawyers say there is no longer any legal obstacle to his taking oath as a member of parliament.

The Appellate Division announced this verdict around 11:30 am on Thursday.

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Earlier, on January 18 of this year, after a hearing, the Election Commission decided to cancel Sarwar Alamgir's candidacy. Challenging the validity of that decision, he filed a writ petition in the High Court.

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Subsequently, on January 27, the High Court stayed the Election Commission's order and issued a rule allowing him to participate in the election.

Against that High Court order, the rival candidate Nurul Amin filed a leave to appeal in the Appellate Division. On February 3, the Appellate Division granted the leave to appeal.

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As a result, although Sarwar Alamgir was allowed to participate in the election, it was ordered that the election result be kept suspended until the appeal was disposed of.

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With the final verdict of the Appellate Division on Thursday upholding his candidacy, the legal barrier to taking oath as a member of parliament has been removed.

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