Staff Reporter :
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has said he is unaware of the reason behind High Court’s stay order about the Gazipur City Corporation election. “I saw a news on the television. It is the matter of the court. I will first know and understand the decision before commenting on the issue,” CEC said hours after the election was stayed.
He was talking to reporters after dialogue with all mayor and councilor andidates in Khulna City Corporation election yesterday afternoon.
Meanwhile, in Dhaka, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar announced stoppage of the Gazipur city polls, which was scheduled for May 15.
“Showing respect to the court order, we have asked the returning officer to stop the election process,” he told reporters at the commission’s Agargaon office. “We don’t know why the election was stayed.”
“As it has been stayed by the High Court, we are bound to comply with. We have asked to stop all electoral activities,” he said.
