STAFF CORRESPONDENT

The High Court yesterday declared illegal the Election Commission’s gazette notification that reduced the number of parliamentary seats in Bagerhat from four to three and increased the number of seats of Gazipur from five to six.

The court also ordered the EC to restore the constituencies of the districts as those were earlier.

The bench of Justice Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar and Justice Faysal Hasan Arif delivered the verdict after hearing a petition filed by Bagerhat Press Club, its District Bar Association, BNP, Jamaat, Islami Andolon, and Truck Owners’ Association challenging the legality of the EC’s decision.