Sylhet-3 by-election postponed till 5 August
The High Court (HC) on Monday stayed the by-election to Sylhet-3 constituency till 5 August due to the worsening Covid situation in the country, reports UNB.
The virtual HC bench of justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order following a writ petition filed over the election.
The election was scheduled to be held on 28 July.
Earlier in the morning, advocate Mohammad Shishir Monir, on behalf of six Supreme Court lawyers and seven local voters, including Saleh Ahmed, filed the writ petition seeking stay of the polls.
Besides, a legal notice was issued to the chief election commissioner (CEC) on Sunday to suspend voting in the polls.
The Sylhet-3 constituency fell vacant after MP Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury died of coronavirus on 11 March.