A Jamaat-e-Islami candidate has filed an appeal with the Appellate Division challenging the Election Commission’s decision to suspend election activities in Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 constituencies. The appeal was submitted on Monday by Barrister Nazibur Rahman Momen, the Jamaat candidate for Pabna-1, seeking directives to resume the electoral process and hold the elections on schedule.

The Election Commission had earlier decided to suspend the elections in these two constituencies following an Appellate Division order related to constituency boundary issues. The commission issued a letter on January 6 instructing returning officers to halt all election activities for Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 until further notice. The elections were originally scheduled for February 12 as part of the 13th National Parliamentary Election.

According to the appeal, the suspension decision was described as unjustified, and a hearing on the matter is expected within a few days, as stated by the candidate.