The High Court has concluded the hearing on the rule regarding the validity of BNP candidate Sarwar Alamgir’s nomination for the Chattogram-2 constituency in the 13th National Parliamentary Election. After the hearing on Thursday, the bench of Justice Fahmida Kader and Justice Md Asif Hasan set July 9 for the verdict. Senior lawyers Ahsanul Karim and Barrister A.M. Mahbub Uddin Khokon represented the petitioner, while senior lawyer Shishir Monir and lawyer Azim Uddin Patwari appeared for Jamaat candidate Nurul Amin.

Earlier, the Election Commission had canceled Sarwar Alamgir’s candidacy over loan default allegations, but the High Court suspended that order and allowed him to contest. Nurul Amin later filed a leave-to-appeal with the Appellate Division, which was granted on February 3. Although Alamgir contested and won the February 12 election, the result was withheld pending the appeal’s resolution.

Following the Appellate Division’s June 16 directive, the High Court was instructed to dispose of the rule within two weeks. Until the rule is resolved, the February 3 order remains effective, keeping the publication of Alamgir’s election result suspended.