Appellate Division upholds verdict on Faridpur-4 constituency boundary

The Appellate Division upheld a ruling directing the restoration of the Faridpur-4 constituency boundary to its previous configuration and the publication of a gazette accordingly.

A bench led by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury passed the order on Monday (January 5), confirming an earlier High Court verdict.

Barrister Humayun Kabir, counsel for the writ petitioners, confirmed the development.

On December 11, the High Court declared illegal a gazette issued by the Election Commission that had transferred Algi and Hamirdi unions of Bhanga upazila from Faridpur-4 to Nagar Kanda upazila under Faridpur-2.

The writ petition was argued by Barrister Mohammad Humayun Kabir Pallob.

Earlier, on September 22, the High Court had issued a rule asking the Election Commission to explain why the gazette altering the Faridpur-4 constituency boundary should not be declared unlawful.

The dispute over the Faridpur-4 boundary emerged ahead of the 13th parliamentary elections. BNP nomination aspirant Md Shahidul Islam Babul, along with Supreme Court lawyer Md Mahbubur Rahman Dulal and three others, had filed the writ petition challenging the boundary change.

With the Appellate Division’s latest ruling, the Faridpur-4 constituency boundary will remain unchanged, and the previous electoral configuration will continue to apply.