DHAKA: The hearing of Bangabir Abdul Kader Siddique’s appeal to the Election Commission (EC) against the decision of canceling his candidacy in the by-election of Tangail-4 (Kalihati) constituency will be held on Sunday.

The hearing of his wife’s appeal will also be held on that day at 11:00am.

A letter, signed by EC (legal affairs) senior assistant secretary Laila Sharmin, asked Krishak Sramik Janata League president Kader Siddique and his wife Nasrin Siddique, also party presidium member, to be present in the hearing at EC secretariat.

They can also appoint a legal adviser, the letter added.

On October 13, Returning Officer M Alimuzzaman cancelled the nomination papers of four candidates including Abdul Kader Siddique and his wife Nasrin Kader Siddique.

Alimuzzaman said their nomination papers were cancelled as Credit Information Bureau (CIB) of the central bank informed them that they (Kader and Nasrin) have a loan worth Tk 10.88-crore in Agrani Bank Ltd in the name of their organisation Shonar Bangla Engineering.

Later on October 16, on behalf of Kader Siddique, Krishak Sramik Janata League joint general secretary Iqbal Siddique filed the appeal to EC against the decision seeking to regain his candidacy.

Nasrin Siddique also filed the appeal on that day.

The Tangail-4 constituency has been vacant since its previous MP Latif Siddique was expelled from the cabinet and the parliament for making offensive comments on hajj.

** Quader Siddiqui appeals to regain candidacy

BDST: 1754 HRS, OCT 17, 2015
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