Staff Reporter
A High Court Division Bench of the Supreme Court is expected to begin today the hearing of a writ petition filed by detained BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia challenging the Election Commission’s letter inviting party Acting Secretary General Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed to its dialogue on electoral reforms.
The High Court Division Bench comprising Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Justice Mamnur Rahman Chowdhury will hear the writ petition. The Bench on November 18 last year, issued a stay order against holding dialogue scheduled for November 22 between the Election Commission (EC) and leaders of the BNP faction led M Saifur Rahman and Major Hafiz. [Read more]