The Appellate Division on Sunday rejected a writ petition filed by BNP-nominated candidate Manjurul Ahsan Munshi, upholding the Election Commission’s decision to cancel his candidacy for the Comilla-4 constituency over allegations of loan default. The bench, headed by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, dismissed Munshi’s leave-to-appeal petition, thereby affirming an earlier High Court verdict that declared his nomination invalid. Munshi later challenged the decision in the High Court, but his writ petition was rejected on January 21, reports UNB. Meanwhile, the Appellate Division agreed to hear a leave-to-appeal petition filed by BNP candidate Mobasher Alam Bhuiyan of Comilla-10 and allowed him to contest the election pending disposal of the appeal. However, a separate appeal filed by BNP candidate Abdul Gafur Bhuiyan was dismissed, barring him from the polls.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 01, 2026 17:15 UTC