Ex-CEC Habibul Awal put on 3-day remand

NN Online :
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed former Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on a three-day remand in a case filed over alleged irregularities and biased role in conducting the 12th national election.
Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mostafa Zaman passed the order when sub-inspector of Sher-e-Banglanagar Police Station, also the investigating officer of the case, Shamsudouha produced him before the court with a 10-day remand prayer.
A team of DB police arrested Habibul Awal from Moghbazar area on Wednesday.
The arrest came two days after the case was filed by BNP at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station accusing 24  people, including former Chief Election Commissioners, Election Commissioners and other officials involved in conducting the 10th, 11th and 12th national elections, of irregularities and biased conduct.
Meanwhile, police detained former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda from his residence in the capital’s Uttara area on Sunday evening.