HC asks EC to give BLP reg

The High Court (HC) has ordered the Election Commission (EC) to give registration to Bangladesh Labour Party (BLP) and allocate them an election symbol, reports BSS.

The HC bench of Justice Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar and Justice AKM Rabiul Hassan also asked the EC to execute the order within 30 working days on Thursday.

Senior advocates Nitai Roy Chowdhury and AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon moved a writ petition filed by the party in this regard. BLP filed an application with the EC on October 10, 2022 for registration. But, the EC on July 24, 2023 rejected its application.