SC scraps Prodhan's candidature in Rupganj UZ polls

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a High Court (HC) order to return the candidature of Narayanganj's Rupganj upazila parishad chairman candidate Salim Prodhan, a convict in a case over amassing illegal wealth and money laundering, reports UNB.
A full bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan passed the order after hearing a petition submitted by the convict earlier.
The court also fined the convict Tk 10, 000 for wasting the court's time.
Lawyer AKM Nurul Alam stood for Salim and Barrister Khan Mohammad Shammi Aziz and Barrister Ashfaqur Rahman for the Election Commission.
Salim submitted the nomination paper for vying the upazila parishad election.
On April 23, the returning officer cancelled his nomination paper for being convicted in the money laundering and graft cases.
Later on April 28, the candidate appealed to Narayanganj deputy commissioner Md. Manjurul Hafiz who also kept the cancellation order uncharged.