The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has suspended the Election Commission’s (EC) boundary-related gazette concerning Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 constituencies. The order, issued on January 5 by a bench led by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, halts the EC’s revised notification of December 24 that had reinstated earlier boundaries. However, the court clarified that this suspension does not obstruct the upcoming elections in these constituencies.
The EC had originally published a final delimitation gazette on September 4, 2025, defining Pabna-1 as comprising the entire Santhia upazila and Pabna-2 as including Sujanagar and Bera upazilas. Following legal challenges by residents of Bera and Santhia, the High Court declared parts of the EC’s gazette unlawful on December 18, 2025, and directed the EC to restore the previous boundaries within 24 hours. The EC complied on December 24, but both the Commission and Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Barrister Mohammad Nazibur Rahman appealed the ruling.
The Appellate Division’s suspension means the September 4 gazette remains in effect, keeping Santhia as Pabna-1 and Sujanagar and Bera as Pabna-2. The EC confirmed that reports of election postponement are incorrect.
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