Case filed against Ershad

The Election Commission (EC) has filed a case against Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad in Lalmonirhat for failing to submit the details of his election expenses. Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Md Habibur Rahman filed the case at Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station on Thursday night. Sadar Upazila Election Officer Abtab-uz-Zaman confirmed the development. The returning officer and the district election officer were not available for comment. Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge HM Mahfuzur Rahman said a case was filed against the JP chairman on Thursday night. ‘Another case was filed against the JSD candidate of the same constituency. We’re investigating it,’ he said. Ershad was defeated in the Lalmonirhat 1 constituency in the January 5 national polls. On May 18, the EC ordered the returning officer to file cases against the two candidates for not submitting the returns of their election expenses, according to bdnews24.com.